Four people travelling in a multi-utility vehicle were killed early Sunday in a collision with a container truck in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, police said.
The mishap took place at around 4am on the Nagpur- Aurangabad highway in Anjani Budruk area of the district, an official said.
He identified the deceased as Manohar Haribhau Kshirsagar (67), Nalini Manohar Kshirsagar (62), Megha Manohar Shirsagar (31), and Gajanan Nagare (26), who was driving the MUV.
The container truck and MUV skidded off the road due to the impact of the accident, he said.
A case has been registered against the container truck driver, said Inspector Amol Malwe of Dongaon police station.