SIRAHA: Two persons died while one received injury in vehicles’ collision at Golbazar municipality-3 of Siraha last night.

A bus (Lu 2 Kha 1085) and a motorcycle (Sa 5 Pa 4759) coming from opposite direction collided each other along the East-West Highway, which killed Santosh Mahato, 37, and Aman Raya, 20, from Dhangadhimai municipality-8.

The bus was heading to Bhairahawa from Dharan, while the motorcycle running towards east from Golbazaar.

Injured seriously in the incident, Mahato and Raya breathed their last during treatment at a local health facility, according to police inspector Sudhan KC.

Dhiraj Mandal was injured in the incident. All three were riding the motorcycle, the police added. Mandal is currently receiving treatment in Biratnagar.

The dead bodies are kept at Lahan-based Ram Kumar Uma Prasad Province Hospital for post mortem.

The police impounded the bus and took under control its driver for further investigation.