BETTIAH, Feb. 18 -- An 18-year-old youth drowned and another was injured after a tractor allegedly rammed their motorcycle off a dangerously narrow bridge into a canal in Ramnagar block of West Champaran on Wednesday morning, police said.

According to officials, the incident occurred when Abhishek Kumar, a resident of Dhoomnagar in Bettiah, was returning to his native village after distributing his sister's wedding invitations along with his uncle, Shahbaag Chandravanshi. Their motorcycle was allegedly hit by a tractor at Motipur Pul near Ramnagar, causing both to fall into the Triveni canal.

"The body of the victim was recovered from the canal and sent for post-mortem examination," said Deepak Kumar, station house officer (SHO) of Ramn...