LUCKNOW, Dec. 23 -- Four people were killed after their car rammed into a dumper from behind on the Haridwar Road in Bijnor district late Sunday night, police said on Monday.

According to police, the accident took place around 11.30 pm near Jalpur village in the Nangal police station area when a speeding car, returning from a religious congregation (jalsa), crashed into a dumper moving ahead on the highway. The impact was so severe that the car was badly mangled, shrinking from nearly 14 feet to about 10 feet in length.

Locals rushed to the spot after hearing screams and alerted the police. The occupants were found trapped inside the wreckage. Police used cutting equipment to break open the doors and retrieve the bodies. Officials said ...