5 techies from AP killed in car crash in US
By Express News Service - HYDERABAD
11th August 2012 08:12 AM
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Telugu Association of North America (TANA) president Prasad Thotakura told Express that the accident happened around 1 a.m. on Friday.
Five IT professionals from the state, who were working in USA, were killed when their car hit a big rig and burst into flames in the city of Oklahoma Friday. The deceased were identified as Jaswanth Reddy Subbayyagari, Phanindra Gade, Anurag Anthati, Srinivas Ravi and Venkat.
Phanidra Gade was a native of Damarcharla village in Khammam district, Jaswant was from Kadapa district and the rest were from Hyderabad.
Telugu Association of North America (TANA) president Prasad Thotakura told Express that the accident happened around 1 a.m. on Friday.
“The accident took place when the car, a Chevrolet Camaro, in which the victims were travelling, hit the rig. The car was thrown down an embankment and burst into flames. All five techies in the car were charred to death on the spot. The mishap occurred when the car was going towards east on the Interstate- 40 and was exiting to the I-35,” Thotakura said.
It was reported that none of the victims was wearing seat belts. Thotakura and other TANA members said they are extending all help to shift the bodies to the city shortly. They also approached the consulate in Houston to make the necessary arrangements for the transfer. It is learnt that all the five had done their high education in US universities and worked as IT professionals in various firms in the US.
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Most young people from India , especially andhra pradesh have been brought by the society, teachers, parents, friends and even police in a state of traffic rules transgression as a conformist thing and fallowing them as deviant. In AP, people of all ages, education, social, political and administrative position firmly believe and practice this concept religiously.like most of us AP, these youngsters too suffer from arrogance most of the time, more so when riding a car like that and salary and savings they have. But USA is a civil society that is not suicidal like us in India. So such accidents happen to these young people.mwhat explanations can we have to the young people not wearing seat belts, not fallowing 100 km speed limits, hitting road dividers or trees etc. these can not be accidents.they are suicides bound to happen due to our Indian national trait of arrogance that prevents us from fallowing law,rules and even sanity. May their souls rest in peace and teach those still alive
Posted by Papolu PRASAD at 08/11/2012 13:09 Reply to this Report abuse
I completely agree. Modern-day Indians are frequently unwilling to pay attention to more important things. Many of them are in a rush to nowhere -- "American copycats" I call them. They are obsessed with using hand-held-technology and ALL TOO MANY are always on their mobile telephones. But may I ask "accomplishing what with"? The need to wear seat belts, driving with courtesy and in a safe manner escapes them. All of this aside, I'm deeply saddened to read what has happened to these five young people. I cannot imagine what their loved ones are thinking back in A.P., India. NEWS reports suggest that the five Indians were not wearing seat-belts. Surely, with today's technological advancements an easy solution which incorporates the mandatory wearing of seat-belts ought to be incorporated into the process prior to anyone starting the engine. This tragic accident ought to raise awareness to why so many people die in traffic accidents, particularly young people
Posted by P.J. Flannery -- San Francisco at 08/12/2012 06:12 Reply to this Report abuse
This had to happen and more will happen. Indians have no respect for observing laws anywhere they go, in the world. They are used to things just like back in India. Their immature crappy behaviour is all what the Indians have. You dont wear seat belts and drive, you die. Simple as that. I would bet that some or all of these guys were drunk too. So why feel sorry for them? Five less job-stealing H1Bs gone. Good for Americans. They get five of their own jobs back. Not worth shedding a tear for these buggers. Case closed
Posted by Truth at 08/17/2012 21:25 Reply to this Report abuse