Vacation turns fatal as wrong-way truck collision sets car ablaze in Greene County
In a devastating incident in the United States, four members of a family from Hyderabad, who were on a vacation, were charred to death after their car caught fire following a collision with a mini-truck in Greene County on Sunday, reported gujaratsamachar.com.
The victims have been identified as Sri Venkat, his wife Tejaswini, and their two young children. The family, hailing from the Suchitra area of Secunderabad, had traveled to the U.S. for a holiday and were on their way back to Dallas after visiting relatives in Atlanta when tragedy struck.
According to preliminary information shared with relatives in India, a mini-truck driving on the wrong side of the road rammed into the family’s car
The impact triggered a massive fire, and all four occupants were trapped inside and burned alive before emergency services could arrive.
Authorities in the U.S. have initiated DNA testing to confirm the identities of the deceased, after which the bodies will be handed over to the family.
The news has left the family’s relatives and local community in Hyderabad in deep shock and mourning. Further information regarding the accident and repatriation of the remains is awaited.
