Jaipur: Five people of a family, including four women, were killed and two injured when their car collided with the back of a truck in Rajasthan's Anupgarh district on Friday. Police gave this information.

Additional Superintendent of Police Bhanwarlal said the accident occurred when the family of seven was traveling in a car from Raisingh Nagar for some ritual.

The accident occurred between Khokhrawali and Salempura when the car collided with a truck, killing five members of a family on the spot and injuring a woman and the driver, the ASP said.

He said that the injured were taken to the hospital, where the driver died during treatment.

The deceased were identified as Hetram (45), his wife Sunita (42), relative Likhmadevi (55), Vidyadevi (40), Kalavati Devi (48) and car driver Shankarla (38), all of Kikarwali village in Sriganganagar district. Were residents. He said.

He said the bodies have been sent for post-mortem and a case has been registered against the truck driver who managed to escape.