1 killed as Gandaki FinMin Baral’s car hits motorbike in Pokhara

POKHARA: A person died and another sustained injuries when a car carrying Gandaki Finance Minister Ramji Prasad Baral hit a motorbike they were riding on at Khudi of Pokhara Metropolitan City-32 in Gandaki Province.

The deceased has been identified as Min Bahadur Paija of Tanahun. He was the rider of the two-wheeler.

The car (Ga 1 Jha 445) hit the motorbike (Ga 16 Pa 5181) on 1st Baisakh, 2079.

Critically injured Paija breathed his last while receiving treatment at the Manipal Hospital, police said.

Similarly, Paiji’s wife was also injured during the incident. Her health condition is normal.

Overspeeding was the reason behind the accident, said the eyewitnesses.