Two persons, an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) Jawan and a Home Guard, were killed in a road mishap in Kalahandi district late on Saturday night.
The deceased were identified as IRB Jawan Khirasindhu Dharua and Home Guard Purna Nayak. Another companion Pintu Patnaik sustained critical injuries.
The incident took place at Koksara village under Dharmagarh sub-division of the district.
They met with the accident at around 11 pm after their motorbike hit a private bus while overtaking it at Koksara village.
The locals rescued the injured trio from the spot and rushed them to the Community Health Centre (CHC), Koksara, where the doctors declared Khirasindhu and Purna dead.
Later on Sunday, locals held a demonstration demanding a job to one of the family members of the deceased Hone Guard.