Six persons including a six-year-old boy and five women were killed after their mini goods vehicle collided with a truck in Balodabazar-Bhatapara district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.
The victims were Agar Bai (60), Shanti Fekar (60), Dhaneshwari (35), Hema Dhruv (20), Prabha Nayak (18) and a boy Ghanshyam Fekar, all residents of Latua village, Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Jha said.
The incident took place when the 27 occupants of a pick-up van were returning from Parsada village after attending a family function on Sunday night.
The injured were rushed to a hospital in Balodabazar and five critically wounded were shifted to Raipur.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakhs each to the families of the deceased, an official statement said on Monday.