A head-on collision between a car and an auto-rickshaw resulted in the death of a person and injuries to three others in front of the Aakhuapada Haraparbati temple on NH-16 in Bhandaripokhari block on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as the auto-rickshaw driver Maguni Das, a resident of Haripur in Jajpur district.
The auto-rickshaw was heading towards Bhadrak from Kuakhia when it dashed against the Hyundai car going from Bhadrak to Cuttack.
Irate locals staged a roadblock disrupting traffic on the route.
Bhandaripokhari police officials reached the spot and dispersed the crowd
A person travelling in the auto-rickshaw was seriously injured while two passengers in the car also sustained injuries. They were rushed to the Bhandaripokhari Community Health Centre.