The head-on collision involved a minivan and a pickup truck.
In a devastating head-on collision on U.S. Highway 67 just outside Cleburne in Johnson County, Texas, six Indian Americans lost their lives, while several others sustained critical injuries.
The collision involved a minivan and a pickup truck, according to local Fox affiliate Fox4News.com.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) investigators, passengers killed in the crash are:
Rushil Barri, a 28-year-old male;
Naveena Potabathula, a 36-year-old woman;
Nageswararao Ponnada, a 64-year-old male;
Sitamahalakshmi Ponnada, 60-year-old woman;
Krithik Potabathula, a 10-year-old boy;
and Nishidha Potabathula, a 9-year-old girl.
Cleburne is 50 miles to the southwest of Dallas and 65 miles to the north of Waco.
The sole survivor is 26-year-old Lokesh Potabathula from Georgia. Potabathula was rushed to a Fort Worth hospital with critical injuries.
The pickup truck, driven by 17-year-old Luke Resecker, accompanied by 17-year-old Preston Glass, both from Glen Rose, Texas, also suffered critical injuries and were transported to Fort Worth hospitals.
Tragically, investigators revealed that most of the individuals involved in the crash were not wearing seatbelts, exacerbating the severity of the incident. The speed limit in the area was reported to be 70 miles per hour.
The collision occurred as a family from Alpharetta, Georgia, was heading north in the minivan, and two teens from Glen Rose, Texas, were traveling south in the pickup truck. DPS investigators said the teens crossed into oncoming traffic in a designated “no passing” area, resulting in a head-on collision with the minivan.
The driver of the minivan, Rushil Barri from Irving, and five passengers from Alpharetta, Georgia, lost their lives in the accident.
The identities of the deceased passengers were released by DPS as the authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Some of the victims belonged to a single family.
The wounded individuals were transported by air to John Peter Smith Hospital and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, according to NBC5.