<p>Odisha: A motorcyclist was killed after his two-wheeler collided head-on with a truck on the National Highway-16 near Barikpur in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/odisha">Odisha’s</a> Bhadrak district, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The motorcycle rider, identified as Jayanta Das from Nirgundi village, died on the spot after the collision took place on Wednesday evening, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>The accident triggered a protest with locals blocking the national highway, which led to traffic congestion.</p>.<p>The Dhamnagar Tehsildar and police officials rushed to the spot to pacify the protesters.</p>.Odisha vigilance arrests 181 people, unearths assets worth Rs 131 crore in 2024.<p>Locals alleged that ongoing construction work for a bridge along the Barikpur-Bishnupur stretch of the NH-16 had caused the accident.</p>.<p>The protestors demanded compensation for the deceased's family and the completion of the bridge at the earliest.</p>.<p>Dhamnagar Tehsildar Deepak Kumar Das and Police Officer Panindra Bhushan Nayak held a discussion with the locals.</p>.<p>Later, the road blockade was withdrawn, the police officer said. </p>
<p>Odisha: A motorcyclist was killed after his two-wheeler collided head-on with a truck on the National Highway-16 near Barikpur in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/odisha">Odisha’s</a> Bhadrak district, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The motorcycle rider, identified as Jayanta Das from Nirgundi village, died on the spot after the collision took place on Wednesday evening, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>The accident triggered a protest with locals blocking the national highway, which led to traffic congestion.</p>.<p>The Dhamnagar Tehsildar and police officials rushed to the spot to pacify the protesters.</p>.Odisha vigilance arrests 181 people, unearths assets worth Rs 131 crore in 2024.<p>Locals alleged that ongoing construction work for a bridge along the Barikpur-Bishnupur stretch of the NH-16 had caused the accident.</p>.<p>The protestors demanded compensation for the deceased's family and the completion of the bridge at the earliest.</p>.<p>Dhamnagar Tehsildar Deepak Kumar Das and Police Officer Panindra Bhushan Nayak held a discussion with the locals.</p>.<p>Later, the road blockade was withdrawn, the police officer said. </p>