India, Oct. 1 -- Five members of a family from Faridpur village in Karnal district of Haryana were killed when their Maruti Ertiga rammed into a stationary truck in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday morning, police said.

The driver of the SUV was also killed, while a family member survived the mishap and was hospitalised.

The accident took place near a roadside restaurant at Titawi in Muzaffarnagar district on the Panipat-Khatima highway around 7am, the police said.

Fugana circle officer Rupali Rao said that the victims were travelling from Karnal to Haridwar to immerse the ashes of the head of the family when the accident took place. "This morning, an accident occurred in the Titawi police station area involving a v...