A fatal car accident in California.
By Deepak Chitnis
WASHINGTON, DC: A car crash in San Mateo Country, California has left an Indian woman dead.
Sarbani Banerjee, a 49 year-old woman from Howrah who, along with her husband Kalyan, was visiting her son in America, was killed in a car accident on Thursday.
The son, Shamik, was driving the Toyota Camry when he lost control and swerved into oncoming traffic, hitting another car and then flipping over. While Shamik was able to get out and then pull his father out of the car, Sarbani was pronounced dead at the scene.
Shamik and Kalyan sustained minor injuries, while the driver of the Chevrolet that they hit also received injuries that were of no major concern.
There was no alcohol or foul play suspected; authorities have concluded that this was simply a very tragic occurrence.
“It looks like [Shamik] was just taking [his parents] out sightseeing,†said Art Montiel, a California Highway Patrol Officer at the scene.
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