India, March 6 -- A Class 10 student, on his way to Matric examination centre, lost his life after meeting with a road mishap near Chandanguda area in Odisha's Malkangiri district on Thursday.

The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained.

According to reports, two students from MV-101 village were on their way to the Matric examination centre at Serpalli area on a bike when a speeding pickup van coming from the opposite direction hit the bike causing death of a student on the spot and leaving other injured, sources.

Reportedly, the biker and the pillion riders were not wearing helmets. While one of the students sustained head injuries in the mishap and died on the spot, the other student was rushed to a nearby hospital. Later,...