Five people were killed and 10 others injured after a minivan hit an unidentified vehicle near Dholka town in Gujarat`s Ahmedabad district, police said on Sunday.

The accident took place on a state highway late Saturday night when the van passengers were going from Vadodara to offer prayers at a temple in Botad district, an official from Dholka town police station said. "The speeding minivan hit the other vehicle from behind. Five van occupants died on the spot. Ten other van passengers were taken to a hospital where they are undergoing treatment," the official said.