Tension gripped the Balugaon market in Nayagarh district on Thursday as locals staged a road blockade and gave a bandh call demanding compensation for the family members of two persons who were killed due to alleged careless driving by a Haiwa truck driveron Wednesday.
Vehicular movement was disrupted along the Nayagarh-Khandapada route as locals blocked the road. Shops and other business establishments remained closed at the Balugaon market.
According to reports, the truck, which was coming from Khandapada, met with an accident at Barapalli. A person was injured in the mishap. later, the vehicle dashed into a bike and an auto-rickshaw at the Balugaon market. While a person died on the spot, three others sustained grievous injuries.
The injured persons were admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital here. One of them succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar as his condition had deteriorated.