A pedestrian was killed in a motorcycle collision near Thapathali in Kathmandu this morning.

The deceased has been identified as 44-year-old Rambabu Kusuwa of Bariapur in Bara. He died at 6:30 am at the National Trauma Center in Mahankal during his treatment. Vigyan Kandel, a 30-year-old resident of Baglung, who was injured in the accident, is being treated at the Blue Cross Hospital in Tripureshwar.

A motorcycle traveling from Tripureshwar to Thapathali overturned after hitting Kusuwa at 5:30 this morning. The police informed that the motorcycle is under control.