Sevaram police station officer K I Mirza said the mishap occurred when the speeding vehicle heading towards Gondia from Yavatmal collided with the container truck coming from Nagpur.
Six of the passengers were on way to take an examination for the post of clerks, while one of the deceased was accompanying his daughter for the exam. The driver of the vehicle also died in the mishap.
The injured have been rushed to Kasturba medical college, Sevagram, where they are stated to be critical, Mirza said.
The deceased have been identified as Arvind Rangari (31), Jayshree Munneshwar (25), Prashant Bhagat (29), Sudhir Wankhede (29), Yogita Ausare (28), her father Gangadhar Ausare (60) and driver Kasinath Pole (38), all from Yavatmal and Ulhas Sonone (37), a resident of Ambodi village in Akola district.
The postmortem of the bodies was done, Mirza said, adding that a case has been lodged against the absconding truck driver.