Dhenkanal, March 24: In a tragic incident, one person was killed after the bike he was travelling on met with an accident in the Kankadahada block of Dhenkanal district on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Rama Chandra Pradhan (48) of Rodanga village.

As per reports, Rama was returning home on his motorcycle from the Batagaon area in the Kankadahada block when his bike went out of control and skidded off the road.

As a result, he was thrown a few metres away from the spot and was seriously injured.

Later, some locals rushed him to a nearby hospital here where he was declared dead by the attending doctors.