Koraput: Former Sarpanch Narayan Jani of Borigumma lost his life in a tragic road accident near Khudiguda on National Highway No 26 in Koraput district on Monday.According to reports, Narayan Jani was traveling to Jeypore for work when his motorcycle collided head-on with a bus named ‘Gupta,’ which was coming from the opposite direction at the Khudiguda intersection. The bus was reportedly en route from Hyderabad to Sinapali.Borigumma police arrived promptly at the accident site and seized the motorcycle involved. However, the driver of the bus abandoned the vehicle in front of the police station and fled the scene before officers could detain him.The body of the deceased has been moved to the Borigumma Community Health Center for postmortem examination.In response to the accident, locals staged a blockade on National Highway No 26, causing vehicles to be parked on both sides of the highway and disrupting traffic flow.
