A Class-II student died in a road accident on Saturday morning near Sai Temple at Goudagopa here. He was identified as Manoranjan Prusty (7), son of Prasanta Prusty.
He met the accident while going to tuition along with friend Pritiranjan. A cement loaded truck hit the duo on the road. locals shifted injured Monoranjan and Pritiranjan to the Mahanga Community Health Centre but the doctor declared Manoranjan as dead. Pritiranjan is still under the medical treatment.Irate mob burnt tyres and blocked the road for about 4hours. The road blockade was withheld after the local administration intervened. Meanwhile, the police have arrested the truck driver and seized the truck.