An elderly pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle on the Kunchal-Kulekhani road section of Makwanpur's Thaha Municipality-1 Kunchal.

According to the Palung area police office, a vehicle coming from Bajbarahi towards Palung hit and injured 71-year-old Sitaram Maharjan, who was traveling on foot. was

The injured Maharjan was taken to the nearby Bajbarahi health post for initial treatment. From there, while being taken to Kathmandu for further treatment, he died as soon as he was taken to the Armed Police Force Hospital, Satungal at 5 o'clock on Thursday, IPR's Palung said.

The number and type of the vehicle that collided has not been disclosed. Sanubabu Aryal, Police Inspector of Palung Area Police Office, said that the identification and search of the absconding driver and vehicle is currently underway. .