The mishap occurred last night when the auto in a bid to overtake another vehicle crashed into a truck coming from opposite direction on Qila bridge, they said.
The victims were identified as Anand Kashyap (35), DJ, Jogendra (32), Vishal (30) and Devendra (31), police said.
Akhilesh, Kishore and Gyan Prahakar were seriously injured in the accident and have been admitted to the district hospital.