Two persons died when two motorcycles collided with each other at Lalsingh Chowk in Madhuban Municipality-8, Bardiya on Saturday.

The deceased have been identified as bike (Bhe 13 Pa 2669) rider Dewananda Yadav (28) of Gulariya Municipality-8 and bike (Bhe 6 Pa 541) rider Tanka Bahadur BC (30) of Lalibazaar, Madhuban Municipality-8. They breathed their last during the course of treatment at the Gulariya Hospital.

DSP Damarpal of the District Police Office, Bardiya said that Anupam Yadav (32) of Gulariya Municipality-2, who was riding pillion in Dewananda’s motorbike, was critically injured in the incident.

DSP Damarpal said that they are looking into the incident.