Three persons were killed when two motorcycles collided at the road leading to Sohra Tangiya in Jitpur-Simara Sub Metropolitan City in Bara district along the East-West Highway, said the police. The accident took place on Saturday night.

The deceased have been identified as Tulu Raj Tamang, 40, of Ghungtang-3 in Nuwakot district and Bikas Sah, 16, and Sunaina Devi Sah, 35, both of Nijghad Municipality-9 in Bara. The ill-fated motorcycles are with registration numbers (State 2-03-002 PA 5335 and BA 65 PA 2756).