Indian student killed in Chicago accident

Washington: An Indian student died in a road accident near Chicago in the US that left six others injured. The accident took place late on Saturday night on Interstate 65 near Crown Point in Indiana’s Lake County. Local media identified the student as 25-year-old Navya Gadusu, who was pronounced dead shortly after midnight on Sunday, according to the Lake County Coroner’s office.

The Consulate General of India in Chicago expressed condolences and said it was in touch with Gadusu’s family and community mem­bers assisting those injured. Police said a minivan carrying seven adults was moving slowly behind a vehicle with mechanical problems when ano­ther car struck its left side. Five passengers were seated on boxes of mangoes without seat belts.

—PTI