Bhopal, Feb 25 : At least half-a-dozen people were killed and over 50 were reportedly injured after a heavily loaded truck collided with three buses in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district late on Friday, officials said.

As per the information, these people had come to attend ‘Kol Mahakumbh’, an event organised on the occasion of the birth anniversary of ‘Mata Sabari’ in Satna district of the state.  The accident occurred at Mohania Ghati, a mountain area between Rewa and Sidhi, when they were returning to their home districts – primarily Sidhi, Singrauli and other districts of Madhya Pradesh’s Vindhya region – after attending the programme.