Wrong-side driving proved a motorcyclist dear as he lost his life in a road mishap in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday morning.
The deceased was identified as Rohit Barik, a resident of Baripada town.
According to reports, Rohit was riding his bike on the wrong side of the National Highway at around 8 am when a dumper coming from opposite direction hit the two-wheeler near a graveyard. He died on the spot.
Following the incident, the Baripada Town police reached the accident site and sent the body for postmortem.
Sources said that Rohit was the only child of his parents.
Police seized the truck and detained its driver for investigation into the incident.