Seven people including a child were killed while six others were injured when two mining tipper lorries collided with an SUV near the tunnel on the outskirts of Hospet city in Karnataka's Vijayanagara district on Monday evening, police said.

According to Vijayanagar SP Srihari Babu, the deceased have been identified as Uma, Kenchavva, Bhagya, Anila, Goni Basappa, Bhimalingappa and Balaka Yuvaraja, residents of Hospet City.