Akola, Jul 20 (PTI) Four persons from a family, including a 6-month-old boy, were killed on Monday afternoon after their car was hit by a truck on the Nagpur-Mumbai highway stretch in Akola, police said.

The incident took place at around 2pm near Nagoli- Nagthana in Murtijapur taluka.

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Three others in the car are critical and have been admitted in Akola government hospital, an official said.

"A car going from Nagpur to Mumbai was hit by a truck. The impact was so severe that the front portion of the car was completely mangled. Car occupants Burauddin Dilawar(35) Fatema Dilawar (50) Aslim (4) and 6-month old Burhanuddin died on the spot," he said.

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