Bus-hit kills man

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Published: February 17, 2010 05:06 PM
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.