Paradip, Nov 29: A tragic accident occurred near the medical in Raghunathpur Market on Friday night, claiming the lives of two young bikers. The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old Sanjay Sethi from Kondrapati village and Shubhrakant Sethi from Redhua village.
The accident took place around 10:30 PM when the two were riding a bike from Cuttack towards Raghunathpur. Their vehicle collided head-on with a truck approaching from the opposite direction on a newly constructed hump near Raghunathpur Market.
Local residents rushed the injured to Raghunathpur Medical, where doctors declared Sanjay dead on arrival. Shubhrakant, critically injured, was transferred to Cuttack’s major medical hospital via ambulance. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries upon arrival.
The accident prompted locals to block the road in protest. Raghunathpur police officer Sushant Kumar reached the site, pacified the crowd, and cleared the road.
In response, Additional Tahsildar Tapan Kumar Parida visited the families of the deceased and announced a compensation package of Rs. 30,000 from the Red Cross, along with an additional Rs. 60,000 from the administration. Sanjay’s body has been sent to Jagatsinghpur Medical for post-mortem.
