Two miscreants, who snatched a gold chain from a woman, met with an accident while trying to flee from the spot on National Highway-16 near Kushagadia in Bhandaripokhari of the district on Friday.
Later, both were taken to a hospital in critical conditions.
Sources said that when the woman was travelling on a scooter; the two motorbike- borne miscreants chased her and snatched a gold chain. When she screamed for help, some locals and commuters chased the duo.The two youths tried to dodge them by accelerating their motorbike but lost control due to over speeding and met with an accident.
Later, the locals recovered the chain and handed it over to the woman. The two miscreants are said to be residents of Ganjam district.