Nine people were killed, including three children, and 23 persons were injured after a goods vehicle they were travelling in collided with a stationary truck in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district.
The accident took place late Sunday night near Kathia village when the victims were returning after attending a family function, a senior police official told PTI news agency on Monday.
The victims, natives of Patharra village, were returning after attending a family function in Tiraiyya village, the official said.
The goods vehicle collided with the mini truck that was parked by the roadside, the official said.
Those killed were identified as Bhuri Nishad (50), Neera Sahu (55), Geeta Sahu (60), Agniya Sahu (60), Khushbu Sahu (39), Madhu Sahu (5), Rikesh Nishad (6) and Twinkle Nishad (6), he said.
The injured persons were admitted to two hospitals. Later, four critically injured persons were shifted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur, he said.