Bargarh: Accusing the police of attempting to let go a tanker truck driver, who ran over a college girl student in Gaisilat block of Bargarh district, locals beat up four police personnel today.

The irate locals chased the four police personnel and thrash them in full public glare, said an eyewitness.

A girl student of the Jalandhara College at Bharasuja was on her way back home in Nuapali village riding a cycle today afternoon. She was run over by a diesel tanker truck in front of the Giridhari College. The accident victim died on the spot.

Demanding adequate compensation for the girl student’s family the locals detained the tanker truck driver. In the meantime, four police personnel reached the spot and tried to take the driver along with them.

The locals present there accusing the police of trying to free the driver beat up the four cops.