A child and four other persons were killed after a speeding SUV collided with an auto-rickshaw and a truck in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district, police said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

The incident occurred at around 10.30 pm on Monday at Pimpri Khurd village on Karad-Chiplun road in Ratnagiri, located more than 300 km from Mumbai, an official said, reported PTI.

The speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV) hit an auto-rickshaw, which was carrying four persons including a child, and dragged the three-wheeler for some distance, he said.