Two bikers died and another sustained critical injuries after they were hit by an unknown truck near Phuladi Square under the Sadar police station on NH on Monday.
Following the accident, irate locals picketed the NH. The picketing was withdrawn after police intervention.
The deceased were identified as Indramani Dandpat and his brother-in-law Pradip Mahaptra.
The injured Ramesh Das, also a relative of the deceased persons, was shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack, after his condition deteriorated.
Sources said the trio was coming towards Baleswar when the mishap occurred. The victims were from the Kalma area of Mayurbhanj district. Indramani and Ramesh were returning with Pradip, who alighted from a bus from Kolkata when the mishap took place. The lorry which caused the mishap was yet to be traced, said police.