India, Sept. 4 -- Five traders were killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a truck from behind on the Bihta-Sarmera road at Suitham More in Bihar's Patna late on Wednesday night, police said.

The deceased --- Rajesh Kumar (50), Sanjay Kumar Sinha (55), Kamal Kishore (38), Prakash Chourasia (35), and Sunil Kumar (38) --- were travelling from Fatuha towards Patna.

Police said that when the car approached Suitham More, the driver lost control of the Grand Vitara car and crashed into the truck ahead around midnight.

"Since the Bihta-Sarmera state highway was empty that late night, the car was being driven at high speed. So, the impact was severe when the Grand Vitara rammed the truck. The car was mangled and its occupants...