The deceased are identified as Bijay Rijal (36) of Dharan-12 and Umesh Chapagain (19) of Panchthar.
They were seriously injured when the motorbike (Me 2 Pa 6573) they were traveling on collided with the tempo (Me 1 Ha 33). The duo succumbed to their injuries at Kankai Hospital.
Tempo driver Kiran Dhimal and passengers Bhupal Dhimal and Jitendra Dhimal were injured in the accident. They are undergoing treatment.
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