Rourkela: Tension prevailed in Sundargarh’s Hemgir area on Monday after locals blocked Durubaga bypass road demanding Rs 50 lakh compensation and a govt job for one family member of each of the two men killed in a hit-and-run case late Sunday night.The protest began at 6 am and continued till 5 pm, when this report was filed. The deceased were identified as Bhabani Kharsel (50) of Majhapada village and Surendra Kishan (40) of Dhumamunda village, both under Hemgir police station limits.According to police, the duo was returning home on a motorcycle when an unidentified vehicle allegedly hit them near Durubaga bypass around 12.05 am on Monday. Hemgir police personnel took them to Hemgir community health centre, where doctors declared them brought dead.Police informed their families and sent the bodies for postmortem. The motorcycle was seized. Efforts are on to identify the vehicle and trace its driver, police said. Angered by the deaths, residents blocked the road, disrupting traffic and leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded on both sides. They demanded speed breakers and adequate lighting at the accident-prone stretch.Hemgir police and local administration officials, including tehsildar Sarita Dharmel, held talks with the protesters, who remained firm. “Discussions with the protesters are underway. We are trying to identify the vehicle,” said inspector-in-charge, Hemgir police station, Manoranjan Bisi.