One killed three injured in road accident

BHAKTAPUR, July 25: One person died and three others were injured in a road accident that took place at Chardobato of Madhyapur Thimi-4 last night.

Ramesh Raj Raut,47, a resident of Sindhuli and currently living in local Surya Binayak died when the car he was driving hit the road divider along the Araniko Highway. Seriously injured Raut died during treatment at the Nagarik community hospital in Ghatthaghar, police said.

Rabin Raut,18, the son of Roshan who was injured in the incident is undergoing treatment at Madhyapur hospital.

Meanwhile, a motorcycle coming from the same direction was hit by the car after it hit the road divider. In the incident, motorcycle rider Bishnu Bahadur Shrestha,31, and pillion rider Rajan Shrestha,33, of Ramechap were injured. They are undergoing treatment at Nagarik hospital.

Preliminary police investigation showed that Ramesh was driving under the influence of alcohol when he hit the road divider and subsequently the motorcycle. RSS