Two students were killed in the city on Monday when their motorcycle met with an accident near the Nicco Park of Unit-9 area. The deceased, identified as Abhisek Tangi from Jagatsinghpur district and Suman Nayak from Ramanaguda in Rayagarh district, were taking coaching classes in a coaching institution, sources said.
While Abhisek was preparing for medical entrance, Suman was preparing for a hospitality course. According to reports, the deceased, travelling on an Apache motor cycle from Rabindra Mandap towards Acharya Vihar, fell down from the bike in front of Hotel Dalma in Unit-9 area after another bike dashed it from behind.
They fell down on the road after applying the disc brakes of the speeding bike. While Abhisek died on the spot, Suman, who was riding pillion and had sustained serious injuries, died after he was run over by a speeding car, locals said. All these incidents happened in a very short period, nobody could find a chance to save the biker after the accident. Meanwhile, the Kharvela Nagar police have taken the deceased to the Capital Hospital here for an autopsy.