Balasore (Odisha) Dec 13 (PTI) Two boys died when their motorcycle collided head-on with a dumper in Odisha's Balasore district on Sunday, police said.

The deceased, identified as Kishore Das (16) and Swadhin Das (11), were residents of Banida village in Jaleswar, they said.

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The incident happened near Satasulia on State Highway 57 when they were going to a wedding, they added.

Locals took the boys to the nearby GK Bhattar Hospital where doctors declared them dead.

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There was tension in the area following the accident, police said.

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