Guj: Five killed, one hurt in highway accident

Five persons, including

three members of a family, were killed and one injured, when a car rammed into a truck on Limbdi-Ahmedabad Highway in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, police said Saturday.

The incident took place near Kanpara village on Friday night, when a car travelling towards Gandhinagar rammed into a truck, an official from Limbdi police said.

While four persons died on the spot, another succumbed to his injuries at a hospital, he said, adding that an injured victim was undergoing treatment.

The deceased include three members of a family from Jamkhambhaliya and drivers of both the vehicles, the official said.