Bharatpur, Dec 17: Ward member of Madi municipality-2, Jiblal Luintel, 60, has died in a road accident.
The accident took place when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a vehicle at ward no. 1 of the municipality on Saturday evening.
Spokesman of District Police Office Chitwan, Vijayraj Pandit, shared that the motorcycle (BaPRa0304Pa 8917), that ward member Luintel was riding was hit by a tractor coming from the opposite direction.
However, the tractor driver escaped following the incident and an investigation is underway. Luintel was elected ward member from the Nepali Congress party.