Bhubaneswar: Irate locals staged a road blockade near Kalinga Stadium in the capital city following the death of a pedestrian in a road accident in the morning hours on Monday .
According to eyewitnesses, a group of persons were on a morning walk when they were hit by a speeding vehicle near Gate No-3 of the Kalinga Stadium killing one person on the spot and injuring two others. The deceased was identified as Dambaru Behera of Behera Sahi in Nayapalli in the city.
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Tension ran high in the area as an infuriated mob staged a road blockade disrupting vehicular traffic.
Police rushed to the spot and sent the body for post mortem. The two injured persons were admitted to the Capital Hospital here.
