4 Telugu people died in Road Accident in Detroit Detroit, MI: Four Telugu people died in a fiery crash this morning in Southfield, MI (Detroit area) on M-10, near I-696.
Satyendra Akula, 30, native of Bhimavaram, Sumant Rajan, 32, native of Visakhapatnam, Venkatachalam Pasala, 28, native of Tadepalli Gudem and his father-in-law Rajendra Prasad Jonnala, 50 met with a road accident at 4:15 AM Sunday in Southfield City (near Detroit area) and all of them died in that fatal crash. While all these four people returning from Detroit downtown and travelling on M-10 near I-696, a person who was driving on the wrong way came and hit their SUV causing both cars burst into flames. Southfield police are investigating the case to get more details if alcohol is a possibility to cause the accident. Satyendra, Sumant and Venkatachalam all are IT Consultants and work for the same company in Detroit.
All these bodies have been shipped to County Medical Examiner's Office in Pontiac, MI and expecting an autopsy report by Monday.
TANA Team Square members Satheesh Manadalappa, Vamsee Karumanchi, Jitendra Bondada and DTA President Jogeswara Rao Peddiboyina, Vice President Venkat Akka and scores of other volunteers are attending the case.
'It is very shocking and a sad day for the whole Telugu community to see four people losing their lives in one single accident. We express our deepest condolences to these families. TANA is making all efforts to send the remains of these people to Andhra Pradesh once the autopsy report comes out' said Prasad Thotakura, TANA President
News Posted: 23 October, 2011
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