In a horrific accident, at least six members of an Indian family, including two children, were killed when their minivan collided head-on with a pickup truck in the US state of Texas, officials said. The accident occurred on Tuesday evening near Johnson County, near Fortworth, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Authorities identified those who died as Potabathula's wife, 36-year-old Naveena Potabathula; the couple’s children, 9-year-old Nishidha Potabathula and 10-year-old Krithik Potabathula; and Naveena Potabathula’s parents, 60-year-old Sitamahalakshmi Ponnada and 64-year-old Nageswararao Ponnada. The elderly were visiting their daughter Naveena and grandkids Karthik and Nishita from India, the Consulate General (CG) of India in Houston said. The occupants of the pickup truck were two 17-year-old boys who survived the crash with critical injuries and were taken to a hospital in Fort Worth along with Lokesh.

Source: The Telegraph December 28, 2023 21:42 UTC