Narendra Adhikari, ward chair of Khairhani municipality-4, who was severely injured in a road accident occurred last night died in course of treatment at Chitwan Medical College at 10:15 am Monday, police said. The accident took place at Shantichowk of Ratnangar municipality-3.
Bishwa Bijay Basnet, chair of ward no 5 of the same municipality was killed in the same accident occurred at 8:30 pm when the pickup van (Na 3 Cha 9840) heading to Ratnangar from Khairhani and the vehicle ( Ba 2 Jha 1344) belonging to the Khairhani municipality coming from the opposite collided, Chitwan's Superintendent of Police Deepak Thapa said.
Municipality vehicle's driver Raj Kumar Adhikari of Khairhani-12 is being treated at the Chitwan Medical College while the pickup van driver has been absconding since the accident.