Jabalpur, September 22: Four persons were killed and one injured on Friday after a truck rammed into a stationary lorry in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said. The incident took place in the early hours of the day near a toll plaza in Madhya Pradesh Road Accidentarea under Gosalpur police station limits, some 32 kilometres from the district headquarters, the official said. Madhya Pradesh Road Accident: SUV Collides Head-On With Oncoming Truck in Sagar, Six Killed (See Pics).

The deceased have been identified as Prakash Burman and Sandeep Upadhyaya, the driver and cleaner, respectively, of the stationary truck, and their friends Sandeep Burman and Shivam Kushwaha, said Sithora area sub divisional officer of police Parul Sharma. Palghar Truck Fire Video: Vehicle Catches Fire on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway; No Casualty, Traffic Hit on Busy Route.

"Two persons died on the spot and the rest while being shifted to hospital. The injured person, Pawan Kushwaha, has been hospitalised. All of them were standing near the stationary vehicle. The two trucks, which were going to Katni, have been impounded," Sharma said.