Police Inspector Bishwambarnath Sah of the District Police said that eyewitnesses informed that the accident occurred when motorcycles being driven at high speed collided with each other out of control.
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Three teenagers from the district died after being burnt to death on Tuesday while returning home after taking the Secondary Education Examination (SEE). They died after being burnt to death in a fire that broke out when two motorcycles collided with each other. The accident took place in Gena Bathanaha, Ekdara Rural Municipality-5 of the district.
The students from Jaleshwor Municipality-6 had gone to take the exam. Some of their friends had gone to watch the exam. The incident took place while they were returning after the exam.
Eyewitnesses said that the fire broke out after the accident and petrol spilled out. According to the police, the three teenagers died on the spot. The burnt motorcycle and the bodies of the teenagers were on the road after the accident. The district police said that three others were seriously injured in the accident.
Eyewitnesses informed that the accident occurred when both the motorcycles, which were being driven at high speed, collided with each other. After the motorcycle collided, petrol spilled from the tank and caught fire. He said that the injured were engulfed in the fire.
According to the police, four people who were returning from the SEE were riding a Super Splendor motorcycle. Similarly, two people who had come to take the SEE exam were riding an Apache brand motorcycle. The accident occurred after the exam ended when both the motorcycles, which were coming at the same time, collided. Police Inspector Sah said that the petrol that spilled at that time caught fire on the body of the injured person, killing three people.
Subhash Das, Ravi Das, Rohit Das and Abhay Kapar of Jaleshwar-6, studying at Mahendra Adarsh Mahila Mavi Jaleshwar, were riding the same motorcycle. They met with the accident while coming from Janata Secondary School Kolhuwa Bagiya in Ekdara Rural Municipality-6 towards Jaleshwar. The four people were riding the Super Splendor motorcycle with registration number BAPRA-06-007 PA 0717, which was driven by Rohit Das. The motorcyclist Rohit is injured.
Subhash Das and Ravi Das, who were riding behind, died on the spot. Their other friend Abhay Kapar is injured. The deceased are the sons of Das brothers. Jaleshwor-6, Saujipatti is in mourning after the death of two members of the same family. Their families are in tears. Vicky Mandal, a SEE examinee of Mahendra Adarsh Mahila Mavi, saw all four of them going and returning on the same motorcycle, said Principal Baijnath Mahaseth.
The motorcycle, which was being driven by students Abhishesh Mandal of Ekdara-3, Ajmarpatti and Jayakumar Mahato, was hit by an Apache motorcycle bearing the number 8634. Mandal, who was riding the Apache motorcycle, died. Mahato is injured.
The family of the student who died in the accident is financially weak. According to the family, Subhash told his classmate Bikki Mandal that he planned to go abroad for employment after passing the SEE exam. ‘Both of them were doing well,’ said Bikki, ‘Ravi only came to school occasionally. Subhash was saying that he would go abroad to earn money after the exam.’ Bikki said that even though they took the exam in different rooms, they would meet while commuting. Bikki said that the police saw four people riding on the motorcycle but did nothing.
The three injured in the accident have been sent to Janakpur for further treatment after initial treatment in Jaleshwor. The condition of the injured is serious. Two have been kept in the ICU of the Provincial Hospital, Janakpur. The body of the deceased has been handed over to the family after a post-mortem at the Jaleshwor Provincial Hospital. According to the police, there were six people riding on both motorcycles and a detailed investigation is underway. It is initially believed that the accident occurred due to speeding. Police have stated that it is not certain whether the motorcycle is the same number plate as the family stated due to the burn.
