At least four persons were killed and one was seriously injured when a motorcycle had a head-on collision with a pickup van near Baijapadar on the Barpali-Balangir road on Friday afternoon.
The incident occurred when three youths were going from Barapali by the bike. All the three died on the spot along with the helper of the pickup van.
The van driver, who was seriously injured, was rushed to a hospital.
The accident triggered tension in the locality with angry locals staging a road blockade on the Barapali-Balangir road demanding compensation to the kin of the victims.
Relatives the deceased persons also blocked the road demanding compensation.
However, they withdrew the agitation after the intervention of the local administration.