CHITWAN: One person has died in a road accident that took place near Chhahari Chowk in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-16.

In the accident involving a collision between a truck and a motorcycle, the motorcycle rider, Kul Bahadur Magar, 28, of the same locality died.

According to Information Officer Rabindra Khanal of the District Police Office, Magar was seriously injured in the accident and died during treatment at Chitwan Medical College hospital.

The accident took place on Friday evening when the truck (Na.6Kha. 6316) and a motorcycle (Na.31Pa. 2114) were involved in a head-on collision.