Six people walking on the roadside were killed after being knocked down by a speeding container truck in central Maharashtra's Beed district on Saturday, officials said, reported the PTI.

According to the PTI, the accident occurred around 7.30 am at Namalgaon Phata on the Dhule-Solapur Road, they said.

The driver of a container truck lost control of the vehicle, which then ran over six pedestrians, an official said.