Tankers set on fire in Kanchanpur after motorcyclist killed

Dhangadhi: One person has died after his motorcycle collided with a water tanker in Kanchanpur.

The motorcyclist died after being hit by a water tanker near Kalika Health Post in the district's Punarwas Municipality. Deputy Superintendent of Police Amar Bahadur Thapachettri of District Police Office Kanchanpur informed that Lokendra Singh Thakuri, 38, of Ward No.

7 died on the spot. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Thapachettri, he was hit by a tanker (Ba 1 Ka 9784) and a tanker (Se 1 Ka 174) on a motorcycle (Se 6 Pa 6426).

After the incident, angry locals set fire to the two water tankers.