Nine people were killed and six injured in a collision between a passenger vehicle and a truck in Maharashtra Yavatmal. The incident took place on Kalamb road on the night of Monday, 24 December. The SUV was reportedly ferrying people native to Pardi and Charpada villages in Maharashtra, who were returning from an engagement ceremony in Yavatmals Umarsara area. While nine people succumbed on the spot, the injured were rushed to the Government Medical College in Yavatmal.