Hyderabad:

Six members of an NRI household from Andhra Pradesh’s Amalapuram – they had been family of a lawmaker from the state’s ruling YSR Congress Celebration – had been killed in a site visitors accident in Texas in america.

The incident occurred in Johnson County on December 26, the day after Christmas, turning a time of pleasure into one in every of tragedy.

These killed had been visiting the house of one other relative and had gone to the native zoo within the morning. On the best way again dwelling, their car, a minivan, was hit by a pickup truck carrying two younger individuals. 

Preliminary experiences counsel the pickup was driving the flawed manner. 

Miraculously one particular person – Lokesh – survived however is in hospital, and is in vital situation. The 2 driving the pickup are additionally in hospital.

The injured had been airlifted to medical amenities, US media reported.

“My uncle spent Christmas visiting a relative’s dwelling. On December 26, they went to the zoo within the morning and left at 4 pm (native time). Their automobile was struck by a truck carrying two younger individuals who had been touring the flawed manner,” the MLA Ponnada Venkata Satish Kumar mentioned.

“The truck was discovered to be at fault by the native police.”

Mr Kumar, the MLA from Andhra Pradesh’s Mummidivaram seat, additionally mentioned, “We try to have the our bodies returned… since Lokesh remains to be receiving remedy, his settlement is required for 2 of them, who’re Americans by start.”

The lifeless have been recognized as P Nageswara Rao, the MLA’s uncle, Seetha Mahalakshmi, Naveena, Kruthik, and a younger woman known as Nishitha. The sixth, additionally a member of the family, has not but been named.

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