The police said that four minor boys were killed and two others suffered injuries after a truck knocked them down in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Thursday morning, reported news agency PTI.

The accident took place on Armori-Gadchiroli highway at around 5 am, they said.

As per preliminary information, the six minors, in the age group of 12 to 16 years, were sitting on a roadside in Katli village, located 12 km from the district headquarters, when a truck hit them, a senior police official said, reported PTI.