The accident took place when a truck (Na 4 Kha 1713) hit Shrestha´s motorcycle (Na 15 Pa 5616) in front of a campus in Bharatpur while he was on the way to office from Narayangadh , according to the District Police Office, Chitwan.
The truck driver has been absconding after the accident and police have impounded the truck.
Meanwhile, an elderly woman has drowned into Rapti River at Bachhauli VDC in eastern Chitwan.
The deceased has been identified as Sachee Mahato, 70, of Bachhauli-1.The body of Mahato found on the banks of the Rapti river as she had gone missing on Monday, said Police In-charge at Bachhauli, Bishnu Shrestha.
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