The car was badly damaged in the incident while the the truck overturned, police said. (Representational)
Five persons, including four members of a family, were killed in a road accident in Haryana's Hisar district, police said today.
The incident took place on Sunday night on Jind-Bhiwani road near Baas village of Narnaund sub-division, they said.
Four occupants of a car died after the vehicle collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction, police said. Because of the collision, two motorcycles were also hit and one of the riders died, they added.
The car was badly damaged in the incident while the the truck overturned, police said.
Govinda, along with four family members, was returning home when the incident took place, they said, adding the family lived in Bhiwani.
While Govinda sustained serious injuries, the four family members -- Dolly, Rajni, Radhy Shyam and Sahil -- died, police said.
Manjeet, a resident of Dhamtan Sahib of Jind district, who was riding motorcycle, also died in the accident, they added.
Surender Sharma and his wife, residents of Baas, who were on the other motorcycle, received serious injuries and were admitted to a private hospital in Hansi, police said.
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