Mar 15, Kathmandu- One person has died in a motorcycle accident that occurred in front of the Gairigaun petrol station in Tinkune, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-32 this morning.

Sukram Tamang, 26, of Panauti Municipality-11, Kavre and residing in Dhapakhel, Lalitpur, died when a tipper truck hit a motorcycle bearing the number Pra 3-02-003 Pa 6245 at 4:30 am, informed the spokesperson of the District Police Range, Kathmandu, Superintendent of Police Appel Raj Bohara.

He died at the Trauma Center at 5:30 am during treatment.

According to Superintendent Bohara, the tipper truck bearing the number Ra 1 Kha 2622 was found inside the airport cargo area during a search and was taken into custody, but the driver is absconding. Ramesh Tamang of Bethanchowk, Kavre, who was riding the motorcycle, was injured in the accident and is undergoing treatment at the Trauma Center, according to the police.