Two persons died when a scooter they were riding on met with an accident in Chitwan on Tuesday.

Police said that the incident occurred when the rider lost control of the scooter (Ba Pra 06-003 Pa 0692) near the Bharatpur Airport at around 2:30 am today.

 Chief of the Chitwan District Police Office and Superintendent of Police (SP) Govinda Puri shared that 25-year-old Sandeep Ghimire and pillion rider 28-year-old Kushal Aryal of the Bharatpur Metropolitan City-21 died in the mishap.

The two were rushed to the Bharatpur Hospital following the critical head injuries in the accident where they breathed their last during the course of treatment, police said.