MADHYABINDU: A person died while two others got serious injury in a road accident occurred at Danda bazaar of Kawasoti municipality-16 along the East-West Highway in Nawalparasi Purba.

The accident occurred after a motorcycle (Na 43 Pa 3436) heading to Kawasoti from Danda was hit by an identified vehicle last night.

Deputy Superintendent of Police at District Police Office, Madhu Nepal, informed that motorcyclist Hira Bahadur Pariyar, 42, died while receiving treatment. He was from Gaindachowk of Kawasoti-16.

Two others injured seriously were pillion riders- Sunita Joharja, 32, from Kawasoti-3 and Mina Magar, 24 from Kawasoti-14. They have been receiving treatment at Madhyabindu Province Hospital, Danda.

Search for the vehicle hitting the motorcycle is continued, DSP Nepal added.