A head-on collision between a scooter and a private bus on the Bhadrak–Chandbali road left two people dead on Saturday. The accident occurred near Kamaria Chhak under Pirahat police station limits in Bhadrak district.

The private bus, travelling from Chandbali towards Bhadrak, collided head-on with a scooter coming from the opposite direction, resulting in the death of Golak Das and Daitari Puhan from the Tihidi Saya Balichaturi area.

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Tension escalated at the accident site after it emerged that one of the deceased, Golak Das, was the brother of Abadhi Das, the current chairperson of Tihidi block.

Eyewitnesses alleged that the bus was being driven recklessly and that the driver faile

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