Nashik, Sep 26: Five people were killed in a collision between an autorickshaw and a truck on Lasalgaon-Vinchur road in Nashik's Niphad taluka, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place late Saturday night and all the deceased were traveling in the autorickshaw, a Lasalgaon police station official said. Buldhana Road Accident: 13 Killed in Road Mishap on Dhule-Nagpur NH 6 in Maharashtra After Tyre Burst Causes Truck To Collide With Tempo.

"The autorickshaw was on its way to Vinchur from Lasalgaon when a speeding truck hit it. The dead include the driver of the autorickshaw, three men in the 60-65 age group and a 40-year-old man. The driver of the truck, identified as Sunil Sonawane, has been arrested," the official informed.