Two students hailing from Telangana killed in car crash in US

Two students of Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) from Telangana were killed in a car crash in the US on Thursday, April 21. The students were identified as Vamshi Krishna Pechetty and Pavan Swarna. Three others were injured in the incident.

The injured were identified as Kalyan Dorna, Karthik Kakumanu and Yaswanth Uppalapati.

Illinois State Police in a post said that the driver of the car, Meunier, was travelling southbound on Illinois Route 3 when she crossed the center line and hit the front of the other vehicle. Meunier, Pechetty and Swarna were all pronounced dead at the spot.

“We are heartbroken to learn of a tragic car accident that has



taken the lives of two members of the Saluki family and injured three others. We send our condolences to the families of Vamshi Krishna Pechetty, a graduate student in computer science, and Pavan Swarna, a graduate student in computer science, and we hope Kalyan Dorna, a graduate student in civil engineering, Karthik Kakumanu, a graduate student in computer science, and Yaswanth Uppalapati, a graduate student in computer science, will heal."

"We are working to support the families during this incredibly difficult time. Our thoughts and hearts are with these students and their loved ones," the statement read.

The bodies of Pechetty and Swarna are expected to reach Hyderabad by Monday.