A 17-year-old boy who was severely injured when a tractor hit a motorcycle he was pillion riding died in course of treatment Friday morning.
The District Police Office, Morang identified the deceased as Miset Limbu, from Maiwakhola rural municipality-6, Taplejung district. The accident took place on Wednesday night at Belbari Municipality-3 along the east-west highway in Morang. Following the accident, he was admitted to BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences ( BPKIHS), Dharan.
It is learnt that three people were on a motorcycle at the time of accident. Motorcyclist Pawan Rai, 16, of and another pillion rider Sangit Rai, 20, Sundarharaicha municipality-10, Morang are undergoing treatment at the BPKIHS.