A person died and two high school students sustained injuries when their scooty was hit by a Hywa truck near Nuagaon Chowk under the Rajnagar police station in Kendrapada district on Monday..
The deceased person was identified a Harishchandra Pandav (50) of Nuagaon village.
Tension erupted on the spot as irate locals staged a road blockade on the Rajnagar-Bhitarkanika road demanding compensation to the deceased’s family.
Police along with the local Tehsildar rushed to the spot and pacified the agitators. The road blockade was withdrawn after the administrative officials assured to look into the protesters’ demands.
The owner of the Hywa assured the agitators to provide Rs 2 lakh to the deceased’s family. Police seized the body and sent it for postmortem to the Aul CHC.