Salyan, Feb. 17 -- A man died in a road accident in Salyan on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

The deceased has been identified as Shishir Bisi, 18, from Bangad Kupinde Municipality-1 of Salyan district.

According to Information Officer and Police Spokesperson Prani Bhawani Prasad Dhamala at the Salyan District Police Office, a trailer coming from the opposite direction hit a motorcycle, causing the fatality.

Bisi, who was sitting behind the motorcycle, sustained severe injuries in the accident.

He breathed his last on the way to Salyan District Hospital at 1 am on Saturday, after receiving initial treatment at Mehelkuna Hospital in Surkhet, said Dhamala.

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