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Two youths were killed in a tragic road accident at Palsahi Chhak in Naugaon block of Jagatsinghpur district while returning from Gorekhnath temple after Sawan Monday darshan. The deceased were part of a group of four friends from Baselisahi in Puri district who had travelled on two motorcycles for the pilgrimage.

The victims were identified as Amit Sahoo, who died on the spot, and Chittaranjan Routray, who succumbed to injuries at the hospital.

According to reports, the mishap occurred early Monday morning when the motorcycle carrying Sahoo and Routray collided head-on with a passenger bus on their way back to Puri.

The four ...