Two relatives were killed on Sunday evening when a speeding trailer hit their two-wheeler near Kudaloi Chowk on National Highway-49 under the lakhanpur police station.
The deceased were identified as Ratan Angaria (25) of village Kudaloi and Ajay Munda (24) of Sundargarh.
The Brajrajnagar SDPO said Ajay and Ratan were returning to village Kudaloi by a scooty after seeing a football match at village Dahaldera. When they reached near Kudaloi Chowk at around 5.30 pm, a speeding trailer hit their vehicle. While Ratan fell on the road and came under the front wheel of the truck, Ajay also sustained severe injuries when he fell on the road.
Both died on the spot. later, hundreds of villagers blocked the busy NH demanding compensation for the family of the victims. The lakhanpur police have registered a case, arrested truck driver and seized the trailer.