A youth was killed being run over by a bus at Kunjakanta of Dhenkanal town on Monday. Keshab Dehuri (28) was on his way to watch the immersion ceremony of Ganesh idols during which he met with the accident.
When Keshab was riding a two-wheeler, he was hit by the bus going towards Angul from Cuttack. Keshab fell down and the bus ran over him, killing him on the spot. Tension erupted in the town after the mishap when locals staged a blockade on the main road and damaged the bus.
The bus driver and conductor fled from the spot.
Police reached the site and persuaded the agitators to withdraw their strike.
