A college girl and a 20-year-old youth were killed when a bus rammed into the bike by which they were travelling on NH-53near Hadamunda in Deogarh district on Tuesday morning.
The deceased were identified as Simarekha Biswal and Santosh Pradhan, who were residents of Baghiabandh village in the district. Simarekha was a Plus II student at the Deogarh College.
According to reports, the duo was travelling to Deogarh when the bus en-route to Angul had a head-on collision with their bike. While Santosh died on the spot, Simarekha was declared dead when she was taken to the Deogarh District Headquarters Hospital.
Police reached the spot and began an inquiry into the incident.