Talcher, Sept 23: A school boy named Diptesh Bheera, a Class-V student died as a truck ran over the bicycle he was riding to go for his tuition. The incident happened at Balhar Chhak here on Thursday morning.
Following the incident, irate locals burnt tyres at the Chakk and staged road blockade which affected vehicular movement from Banarpal to Talcher and Palhada. They demanded compensation for the family of the deceased and also demanded that plying of trucks in the area should be stopped during daytime.