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Motorbike accident in Gwarko kills youth

Kathmandu: A motorbike accident in Gwarko, Lalitpur Metropolitan City-17, killed a youth on Wednesday. 

Jayanath Yadav, a 32-year-old originally from Siraha who was residing in Koteshwar, died in the accident, according to police. 

Yadav was riding his motorcycle (Pra 02-01-002 Pa 9175) when he was struck by an unidentified vehicle around 10:00 PM. 

He sustained severe injuries from the collision and was taken to B&B Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. His body remains at the hospital. CCTV footage shows that the motorcycle was hit by a tipper, and police are currently searching for the vehicle involved in the accident.