Four Indians killed in multi-vehicle crash in US; they had connected through carpooling app
Texas: Four Indians, who were carpooling and heading to Bentonville, tragically lost their lives when their SUV burst into flames after a multi-vehicle collision in United States’ Texas. The accident occurred on August 30, 2024, when a speeding truck rammed into their SUV. The bodies of the victims were charred.
The victims have been identified as Aryan Raghunath Orampati and Farooq Shaik from Hyderabad, Lokesh Palacharla of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, and Darshini Vasudevan from Tamil Nadu.
Mastan Vali, Farooq Shaik’s father, said that his son had been living in the US for three years and had recently completed his M.S. course, as reported by NDTV. He added that his daughter lives there and is handling the situation.
Aryan’s family had recently attended his convocation at the University of Texas in Dallas. Despite their wishes for him to return home soon, Aryan intended to work in the US for a while longer. He and Farooq were on their way to Bentonville after visiting a cousin in Dallas. Lokesh was heading to Bentonville to see his wife, and Darshini was travelling to visit her uncle while pursuing her master’s degree at the University of Texas.
The families are awaiting confirmation from US authorities, who are conducting DNA fingerprinting and examining dental and bone remains to identify the victims. “DNA fingerprinting will be done to identify the bodies, and the samples will be matched with the parents,” a local authority stated.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
