A biker was burnt alive following a road accident that occurred in Jagannathpur near Raghunathpur on the Cuttack-Paradip State highway on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Sk Karamat Ali, a resident of Krishnananda pur village under Tirtol block. He was returning to village from Cuttack while a speeding car coming from Paradip side hit his bike head-on. After the accident, both the bike and the car caught fire. The locals rescued three car passengers but Karamat was saved with 90 percent burn injuries. He died on the spot.