Nuapada: Two persons were killed and two others critically injured after two motorcycles collided head-on at a village in Beltukri area of Odisha’s Nuapada district on Wednesday.
As per preliminary information, the mishap took place near Saradhapur village under the jurisdiction of Beltukri Police Station in the evening.
The deceased were identified as Dilip Kumar Bhoi of Jharbandh area in Bargarh district and Rahul Pandey of Saradhapur village.
Locals said the two motorcycles collided head-on while moving at high speed. While two persons riding the bikes reportedly died on the spot, two others riding pillion sustained critical injuries.
Both the injured persons were rushed to the district headquarters hospital (DHH) at Nuapada for treatment.