Four Indians die in tragic car accident in Texas, bodies charred – authorities confirm identity through DNA analysis

(MENAFN – Live Mint) US News: Four Indians were killed in a tragic five-car crash in Texas last week, NDTV reported. The deceased were carpooling to Bentonville, Arkansas, on August 30 when the deadly pileup occurred.

The deceased were identified as Aryan Raghunath Orampati, Dharshini Vasudevan, Farooq Shaik and Lokesh Palacharla, the report said.

The SUV they were traveling in caught fire in the accident and all four bodies were charred beyond recognition, the report said. Authorities conducted DNA tests to confirm their identities. They also used information from the ride-sharing app to identify them.

According to the report, Orampati and his friend Shaik were returning to Arkansas from visiting his cousin in Texas, Palacharla was on his way to see his wife and Vasudevan was on his way to visit her uncle. Vasudevan had a master's degree from the University of Texas and was working in the US.

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The report noted that Darshini's father Vasudevan had reached out to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on August 31 through social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) seeking help after they were unable to reach her.

“Dear Sir, my daughter Dharshini Vasudevan with Indian passport no. T6215559 has been in the USA for three years, two years for Masters studies and one year as an employee and resides at 3150 Avenue of the Stars, Apt 1110-Frisco, Texas-75034,” he wrote.

“Last night, between 3 and 4 p.m., she was carpooling with three others. She was actively exchanging messages and was unreachable by phone after 4 p.m. No further contact could be made with her or the three other people who were traveling with her,” he added.

“The trip was from Frisco to Bentonville (her uncle's home), as it was a long weekend, she had booked the trip in advance. We parents are really worried and for almost 12 hours we don't know anything about our daughter's condition. Please help,” Vasudevan said.

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