Ramgarh: At least seven people were killed, and one was injured after a truck hit a van carrying a band party in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, police said on Friday.

The accident occurred in the Barlong Budhbazar area under the Rajrappa Police Station limits around midnight, a senior officer said.

"At least seven people died in the collision between a truck and a van, and one was injured. The injured is undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital," Ramgarh Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Alok Ranjan told PTI.

He said that six people were killed on the spot, while one died while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examinations, he added.