India, June 23 -- As many as six persons were killed and 21 sustained injuries after a truck hit a stationary pick-up van packed with labourers in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district on Monday, police said.

The accident occurred on the two-lane Chhindwara-Betul National Highway near Temni village, about 30 km from the district headquarters, they said.

Six people, among them a woman, have died and 21 sustained injuries in the accident, Chhindwara Superintendent of Police Ajay Pandey said. The pick-up van was parked by the roadside, and the driver was talking to someone when the truck rammed into the vehicle, causing it to overturn, Area Deputy Superintendent of Police Rameshwar Choubey said.

Traffic on the highway remained disrupted fo...