Khopiram Adhikari, 32, of Ghorahi Municipality-6 was killed after being swept away by the flooded river while gong to Tulsipur from Ghorahi of the district, police said. [break]
His pillion rider Bamdev Paudel was, however, unhurt in the incident.
Such mishaps are on the rise in the area as around a dozen rivers across the Lamahi-Tulsipur road section of Dang do not have bridges.
One drowns in Babai river