BANEPA, Feb 17: Dev Bahadur Khatri, 35, of Pipaldanda, Sindhupalchowk, was killed on Wednesday morning after the motorcycle (Ba 36 Pa 7164) he was riding was hit by an Araniko Yatayat bus (Na 3 Kha 1114) at Keraghari of Panchkhal-3.
After hitting the motorcycle, the bus dragged Khatri along 10 meters, according to Hari Dulal, a local.
Irate locals vandalized the bus after the incident.
The bus driver is in police custody.
The Panchkhal section of the Araniko Highway was obstructed following the incident.