America: Six people of the same family died in a road accident, the highway remained closed for hours.
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At least six people of a family of Indian origin, including two children, died in a horrific road accident in Texas, USA. Officials gave this information. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the accident occurred Tuesday evening when a van and a truck collided head-on near Johnson County.
The official said that seven people of the same family were traveling in the van and only one named Lokesh Potabathula (43) survived, he is seriously injured. DPS identified the van driver Wednesday as Rushil Barry, 28, of Irving. He identified the other deceased as Navina Potabathula (36), Nageswara Rao Ponnad (64), Seethamahalakshmi Ponnada (60), Karthik Potabathula (10) and Nishidha Potabathula (9).
The Consulate General said the elderly man had come from India to meet his daughter Navina and grandchildren Karthik and Nishita. DPS is working with Georgia police to identify next of kin of the deceased, the official said.
DPS investigators said the truck was traveling southbound on Highway 67 near County Road 1119, while the van was traveling northbound in the same area. He said that two 17-year-old boys traveling in the truck also suffered serious injuries and have been admitted to hospitals in Fort Barth. Highway 67 remained closed for several hours after the incident, but it was later opened to traffic, the official said.
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