Two persons died in two separate road accidents in Sundargarh district on Tuesday. Tension prevailed near Raikala under Koira police station after a mishap where locals staged a road blockade for about an hour.
Sources said, on Tuesday morning at Rangadipa, a tractor hit a bike from rear which injured the bike rider critically. The driver of the tractor fled. The critically injured youth, identified as Md Wasim Akram(25), a resident of Dengibadi under Sundargarh Town police station, was rushed to the Sundargarh District Headquarters Hospital where he was declared brought dead. The tractor was seized and police were searching the tractor driver.
In another case on Tuesday, a bike rider identified as Mishra Patra(30) collided with a truck near Raikala under Koira police station in Bonei sub division. He died on the spot. The driver of truck fled.
Irate locals did not allow to lift the body from the spot demanding compensation for the kin of the deceased and staged a road blockade for about an hour. The Koira police reached the spot and discussed with the protesters. The truck was seized.