India, June 29 -- Five members of a family, including three generations, were killed after their car crashed into a stationary container truck on the Samruddhi Expressway in Amravati district on Sunday.

The victims, residents of Babupeth in Chandrapur, were travelling to Akola for a family function when the accident took place near Dhamangaon Railway around noon.

The deceased were identified as Mahadev Jiwaji Jivne, 65, his wife Latabai, 60, their son Bhaskar, 43, daughter-in-law Arati, 41, and granddaughter Trisha, 12, all residents of Babupeth in Chandrapur.

Police said the impact of the collision left the car completely mangled, killing all five occupants on the spot. According to eyewitnesses, the car crashed into the rear of a con...