Kanpur, Nov. 6 -- A speeding car collided with an auto-rickshaw on Singhpur Road in the Bithoor police station area on the occasion of Kartik Purnima on Wednesday.

The impact was so severe that the auto overturned and fell into a deep roadside pit, killing three occupants on the spot while four others sustained serious injuries.

According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred as the victims were heading towards Bithoor Ghat for a holy dip in the Ganga. A car coming from the opposite direction suddenly rammed into the auto. Locals rushed to the scene, alerted the police, and helped rescue the injured passengers.

Bithoor police quickly arrived at the site and transported the victims to a nearby hospital, where three people were declared d...