Yavatmal, Jul 1 (PTI) Four persons were killed and one was injured when their car rammed into a truck on a highway in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district on Monday, police said.

The accident occurred on Nagpur-Tuljapur highway in Kalambh taluka in the morning, an official said.

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The victims were driving down from Punjab to Takhat Hazur Sahib Gurdwara in Nanded, he said.

The car rammed into the truck from behind, killing four occupants, the official said.

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Bhajan Kaur (60), Balvir Kaur (74), Tejindra Singh (39) and driver Suraj Singh (44) died, while one person sustained injuries and was shifted to a hospital for treatment, he said.

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