Tension prevailed at Kuio village in the Talcher area after irate locals staged a road blockade on Thursday protesting the death of a PDS dealer in a road accident in the locality on Wednesday night.
The locals staged the blockade by burning tyre demanding compensation for family members of the deceased. Vehicular movements on the Angul-Kuio road were disrupted.
Police and district officials reached the protest spot and were trying to pacify the mob till last reports came in.
Sources said the PDS dealer Santosh Nayak (45) was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle when he was walking on the village road at around 9 pm on Wednesday.