India, Aug. 10 -- Tension prevailed in the Patrapada area of Bhubaneswar today as locals blocked the National Highway, protesting the death of an eight-year-old girl in a hit-and-run incident involving a speeding SUV.

Hundreds of vehicles remained stranded on both sides of the NH at Patrapada as irate locals staged a road blockade by burning tyres.

They demanded the construction of a footover bridge at the place to avoid such mishaps and immediate action against the driver.

The accident occurred last evening near the V2 showroom in Patrapada when Reshma Roul, a resident of Phuleswari Basti, was crossing the road with her mother, Revati Roul, and two-year-old brother, Mahi. The family had just alighted from a bus and was heading home af...