India, June 29 -- Four members of a family, including a couple and their son, were killed and five others were critically injured in a collision between a Maruti Baleno and a Hyundai Creta on the Jammu national highway on Monday morning.

The accident took place at 5.41am near the Johal Dhaba area in Kishangarh, Jalandhar, triggering a traffic disruption on the busy route.

According to police, the victims in the Baleno (PB 07 CA 1510) were residents of Himmatpur in Hoshiarpur district and were headed to the Sri Hazur Sahib pilgrimage in Nanded, Maharashtra.

Preliminary investigations suggest that the Baleno, which was travelling from Bhogpur toward Jalandhar, was speeding. The driver lost control of the vehicle while attempting to cross...