Two persons were killed when an unidentified vehicle hit a motorcycle by which they were travelling near Jyotipur Chhak under the Baripada Sadar police station in the wee hours of Monday.
The deceased youths were identified as Goutam Mohanty and Ajit Mohanty, boyh of Itamundia village.
Reports said the duo was returning home after attending a wedding party when the unidentified vehicle hit their motorcycle from rear at around 3.30 am, killing the two on the spot. Police later recovered the bodies for postmortem and started an investigation.