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.