Six persons, including a five member family from Chattisgarh, were killed on the spot when the car in they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Palladam in Tirupur district today, police said.

Those killed included two women and a four-year-old child, besides the car driver, they said.

Police said the family, hailing from Mahasamund in Chattisgarh were on their way to Udhagamandalam to attend a marriage on April 27.

Since the family had a day to spare, they decided to go to the tourist town of Kodaikanal, about 115 km from here when the mishap occurred, police said.