Sambalpur: Two youths were killed when the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a speeding truck near Rairakh
ol on National Highway No. 55 in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Wednesday.
As per preliminary information, the mishap took place while the two were returning home from a park in the evening. A speeding truck dashed against their bullet motorcycle at Podabalanda Road under Rairakhol NAC.
The Sambalpur-bound truck hit the Bullet motorcycle on the NH-55 near a restaurant. The duo died on the spot, sources said.
The deceased have been identified as Shuvendu Sahu and Shyamsundar Bhartia of Rairakhol.
Angry over the accident, locals staged a road blockade and demanded adequate compensation for the victims’ families.
After getting information about the incident, a team of police personnel reached the spot and tried to pacify the protesters.