Kathmandu : Two people have died in separate accidents occurred in Palpa and Udayapur districts today.

In Palpa, a person was killed when his scooter and a pick-up jeep collided at Rokadanda of Baganaskali Rural Municipality-2.

According to Police Inspector Kushal Singh Thakuri of the District Police Office, 36-year-old Khileshwar Ghartimagar from Mathagadhi Rural Municipality–1 died when a pickup jeep and a scooter collided.

The District Police Office stated that the jeep driver has been taken into custody by the police for investigation.

In Udayapur, a tractor driver died on the spot when the tractor he was driving met with an accident. The accident took place at Ban Danda, Belka Municipality-2.

District Police Office’s Information Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police Niranjan Thapa said that 18-year-old Sokindar Chandravanshi from Belka-2 Bandanda died on the spot of the accident.