Raisuan: Two sisters were crushed to death by a speeding truck near Sadar police station here in Keonjhar district Monday morning.
The deceased have been identified as Nibedita Das (45) and Pankajini Das (55).
Sources said that NIbedita and Pankajini were out on a morning stroll. While they were walking by the roadside, a speeding truck ran over them and fled from the spot, leaving the duo dead on the road.
On being informed, a police team chased the truck, waylaid it at Bonajodi toll gate and nabbed the driver. Till the filing of this report, police were holding discussions with the agitating people.
As the news spread, irked locals staged a demonstration demanding compensation to the deceased’s family.
Meanwhile the bodies have been sent to Keonjhar district headquarters hospital (DHH) for post-mortem.
PNN