Two paedestrians were killed in a road mishap while they were going to collect Re-1 rice from a PDS store in Rayagada district on Friday.
They were Dr Bikash Miniaka of Minapai village and his friend Dr Sahu Perepaka.
The tragedy took place at Kutuli village, where the duo was hit by an unidentified vehicle at around 12 pm. Both were walking to Kutuli to collect subsidised rice under food security scheme.