India, Oct. 6 -- Five persons, including three women and a minor girl, were killed and five others injured when an SUV they were travelling in collided with a truck in Kabirdham district, the police said on Monday.

The victims, all residents of West Bengal, were returning to Bilaspur to board a train for Kolkata after visiting Kanha National Park in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, a senior police official said.

The accident occurred around Sunday evening near Akalgharia village under Chilpi police station limits when the Bolero car carrying ten passengers, including the driver, collided head-on with a truck.

Three women, a man, and a minor girl died on the spot, while five others sustained injuries.

Two injured girls were admitted to the...