Is there a way to delete an unused iCloud account?

Hi!
I have bought an used iPhone from a retail store. They have forgotten to detach their iCloud account from the phone, and I realized it today. I have tried contacting them, but they have disappeared, and now I'm stucked on their Cloud. Furthermore, I have taken a backup from this device, and brought this backup to my new iPhone, and this cloud storage went there, so now I have 2 iPhones, with unused iCloud account. Yes, the restoration of the backup for my new device was a faliure of mine, but my question is,
who do i have to arrenge, to delete this account? The retail shop, where the iPhone (used one) came from has disappeared or gone bankrupt or I dont know where they are, so i can't figure out the code without their help.
Any help would be a pleasure.
Thanks in advance

Welcome to the Apple community Gabouka.
Unfortunately, you cannot do very much with your phone unless you get assistance from the previous owner, they should either provide you with the password to unlock it or remove their account from the phone entirely remotely through iCloud.com > Find My Phone.
When you say they disappeared, do you mean the whole retail store.

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