The driver of a truck was burnt to death by an angry mob along with the vehicle being set ablaze after the ten-wheeler hit and killed a college student going by a bicycle at Ambalipali here on Saturday afternoon.
The college student, Jitu Barge, was cycling on NH-55 when he was hit by the truck going from Sambalpur towards Rairakhol. Sources said the truck turned turtle after hitting Jitu and killing him on the spot. Irate locals torched the truck giving no chance to the driver to come out of the vehicle. The identity of the driver was yet to be ascertained. Police reached the spot and began investigating into the incident.