Tension prevailed at the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) mines at Suakati village under the Sadar police station in the district after a truck owner died in a mishap in front of its main gate on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Sanatan Sahu of Tura village under Anandapur Sub-division in the district.
Sources said Sahu drove himself to the mining site at around 7 am for loading of iron ores.
The driver of a loader while moving towards the trucks in the mines lost control and hit Sahu, who was standing near his truck. He died on the spot. .
Later, the truck owners staged a protest outside the District Headquarters Hospital demanding Rs 10 lakh compensation for the kin of the deceased.