Kanpur, Feb. 13 -- Four people were killed, and 17 others sustained injuries in a devastating road accident on the Kanpur-Prayagraj highway early Wednesday morning in Fatehpur, police said.

The incident occurred near Buxar Turn in the Kalyanpur area when a traveler vehicle carrying devotees to the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj rammed into a dumper truck from behind and got stuck. The impact caused the traveler to be dragged by the dumper for nearly one and a half kilometers before the truck driver abandoned the scene and fled.

According to reports, the traveler was carrying around 21 members of a family from Mohan Garden in Uttam Nagar, Delhi, on their way to the Mahakumbh. In an attempt to overtake another vehicle, the traveler rammed in...