Paradip, Jul 28: At least two youths were killed in a road mishap on Monday near Palasahi under the Nuagaon police station limits in Jagatsinghpur district.
The incident occurred when the youths were returning after pouring holy water on the Shivalinga at a Lord Shiva temple.
Sources said, four friends from Puri’s Baseli Sahi were returning home on their bikes after pouring water at Gorekhanath Peeth when a private bus hit them near Palasahi in Nuagaon area, killing a youth on the spot while another person was seriously injured and was immediately shifted to the district headquarters hospital. However, later the other youth also succumbed to the injury.
Following the accident, the locals blocked the Naugaon Shikhar main road by keeping the dead body on the road and demanding compensation for the loss to the family of the deceased.
The Naugaon police have reached the spot and started investigation into the matter.
