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US: Hyderabad family of 4 killed as car bursts into flames in road accident
A family of four from Hyderabad, including two children, tragically died in the US on Monday after their car caught fire following a crash with a truck on the highway between Atlanta and Dallas.
The family—Sri Venkat, his wife Tejaswini, and their two children—were originally from Kompally in Hyderabad. They had been visiting relatives in Atlanta and were driving back home to Dallas when the accident happened.
Reports said the crash occurred in Greene County, where a truck collided with their car, sparking a fire that killed all four at the scene. Officials are conducting forensic tests to confirm the victims' identities through DNA samples. Once identified, arrangements will be made to bring the bodies back to Hyderabad for the last rites.
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In a separate incident, two Indian students from Cleveland State University died in a road accident in New York, the Indian Consulate confirmed on Tuesday.
The victims were identified as Manav Patel, 20, and Saurav Prabhakar, 23, according to news agency PTI.
The Lancaster County Coroner's Office said the crash happened on May 10 in East Cocalico Township. Prabhakar, who was driving, and Patel both died at the scene. CCTV footage showed the car veering off the road, hitting a tree, and crashing into a bridge.
'Deeply saddened to learn about the unfortunate road accident in which two Indian students from Cleveland State University, Manav Patel and Saurav Prabhakar, lost their lives,' the Indian Consulate posted on X.
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