Two Indians killed in hit-and-run in US
WASHINGTON: Two students from India were killed in a hit- and- run incident in South Nashville in the US state of Tennessee, police has said.
Vybhav Gopisetty, 26, and Judy Stanley Pinheiro, 23, both students of food science at the Tennessee State University, were killed on the night of Thanksgiving on Thursday.
Their car, a Nissan Sentra that was being driven by Gopisetty, was hit by a GMC pick-up truck, local media quoted the Nashville police as saying. The truck driver, David Torres, fled on foot and remains at large. The police released his picture and sought public help to apprehend him.
Louis Mireles, a witness, told News 4 that he was walking to a bus stop when he heard the accident. “Boom, boom like that and I looked backward. It was right there I would’ve been dead right there but something told me to step back.” He said he saw Torres run away from the scene.
In a statement, the Tennessee State University said it “is mourning the loss of two TSU students killed in an auto accident Thanksgiving night. Judy Stanley, 23, and Vybhav Gopisetty, 26, were both graduate students from India pursuing food science degrees in the College of Agriculture. Stanley was seeking a master’s, and Gopisetty a doctorate.”
The Indian consulate in Atlanta is in touch with the families of the victims. “Deeply saddened by the incident. Our heartfelt Condolences to near& dear ones. We are in touch with family, college officials & local community,”it said in a tweet.