A business man was killed when a truck hit his scooter in Angul town on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Parsuram Rout.
According to reports, Parsuram was travelling by his scooter at around 9 am when the truck dashed against his two-wheeler from behind at Thana Chhak, following which he fell down. Locals present at the spot immediately rushed him to the District Headquarters Hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
Following the incident, irate locals staged a road blockade for around an hour. Police managed to pacify the agitators and freed the road.