Kanpur, Feb. 26 -- Three people were killed and three others sustained injuries in a car crash on the Bundelkhand Expressway on Tuesday morning, said the Banda police. The victims, all residents of Rajasthan, were en route to the Prayagraj Mahakumbh Mela when their vehicle was rear-ended by a speeding SUV.

The incident occurred around 7 am when a group of six friends traveling in a car were forced to pull over after one of them, Rakesh Soni, began feeling unwell. Soni, who was seated next to the driver, experienced severe nausea, prompting the driver, Hinglaj Charan, 32, to stop and offer him water. While they were still stationary, a fast-moving Safari car struck them from behind.

Three individuals-Rakesh Sharma, 25, who had been sleep...