Two bike riders were killed in a road mishap at Atharabanki on the Paradip outskirts on Saturday.
The deceased were returning from their work place when an oil tanker coming from opposite direction hit their bike head- on at Essar Chhak killing them on the spot.
Soon after the incident, locals staged a road blockade at the accident site claiming compensation for the kin of the deceased. Traffic movement was stopped for a few hours connecting Paradip. later, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.