Balodabazar, Apr 25 (PTI) Six people, including five children, were killed when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar district Thursday night, police said.

The tragic incident took place on Balodabazar bypass under the City Kotwali police station area, a local police official said.

A man and five children who were all below 10 years of age were riding the motorcycle which collided with a truck, leaving all six dead on the spot, he said.

The truck driver has been arrested, he added.

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