Telugu NRI Family: Six from Telugu NRI family killed in road crash in Texas

HYDERABAD: Christmas holiday has turned into a huge tragedy for an NRI Telugu family. Six members of an Indian family from Amalapuram in Andhra Pradesh were killed in a road mishap in Johnson County, Texas.
The victims were relatives of YSRCP Mummadivaram MLA Ponnada Venkata Satish Kumar. They have been identified as P Nageswara Rao (uncle of the MLA), Seetha Mahalakshmi, Naveena, Kruthik, and a child named Nishitha.
The sixth person, also a relative, lost their life in the accident. The sole survivor, Lokesh, has been airlifted and is currently undergoing treatment at a Fort Worth hospital, described to be in critical condition.
MLA Ponnada Venkata Satish Kumar told TOI, “My uncle and his family went from Atlanta to a relative’s house in Texas for the Christmas holidays. They visited the zoo on the morning of December 26th and were returning around 4 pm.
A truck with two youths was driving in the wrong direction and collided with the family’s car. Local police authorities confirmed that the truck was at fault. The two occupants of the truck were also injured and have been shifted to the hospital.”
He added, “We are working on bringing back the bodies to Andhra. Two of them were born citizens of the US for which consent from Lokesh, who is currently undergoing treatment, is needed. Therefore, we are weighing our options. TANA representatives Ashok and Srikanth are helping us”