One person has died in a car accident in Kailali, driven by a ward chairman.

A woman died when the car driven by Ward Chairman Dipendra Bam of Kailari Rural Municipality-7 collided with a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction.

According to the District Police Office Kailali, the motorcycle driver, Ipsa Chaudhary, 33, of Kailari Rural Municipality-5, died in the accident. Although Chaudhary was seriously injured and was taken to Dhangadhi for treatment, she died during treatment, according to the police.

The accident took place near the Area Police Office in Hasuliya, Kailari Rural Municipality.

The Mahindra Corex (Bhe 1 Cha 4275) driven by Ward Chairman Bam and the motorcycle (Se 5 Pa 2782) collided with each other.

In the accident, Ward Chairman Bam and 50-year-old Tara Prasad Chaudhary, 31-year-old Kamlesh Chaudhary, and 34-year-old Baliram Chaudhary of Bhunyaphanta, Kailari Rural Municipality-7 were injured.

The District Police Office Kailali has stated that further investigation into the incident is underway.