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Four Indians were burned to death in USA’s Texas last week in a fatal crash involving five vehicles. The group had connected through a carpooling app and was travelling to Bentonville in Arkansas. The Collin County Sheriff’s Office revealed that the crash took place near White Street at around 3:30 pm local time on August 31.

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Media reports say a speeding truck rear-ended the SUV the four Indians were travelling in. After the crash, the vehicle erupted into flames and their bodies were charred. Authorities were examining DNA fingerprinting and teeth and bone remains to identify the bodies of the victims.

"DNA fingerprinting will be done to identify the bodies, and the samples will be matched with the parents," local authorities said.

Who are the four victims?

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A NDTV report identified the victims as Aryan Raghunath Orampati, Farooq Shaik, Lokesh Palacharla and Darshini Vasudevan.

Vasudevan’s father previously had taken to X and urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to help him locate her daughter. “@DrSJaishankar Dear Sir, My daughter Dharshini Vasudevan holding Indian passport No-T6215559 have been in USA for the last 3 years, 2 years of MS studies and later 1 year of Employment and stays 3150 Avenue of the stars Apt 1110-Frisco,Texas-75034,” he wrote on X.

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“Yesterday evening she took a car pooling along with 3 others around 3pm till 4pm she was actively messaging and reachable on phone after 4pm no further contacts could be established with her as well other 3 people who were travelling with her,” he added in his post. Vasudevan is originally from India’s Tamil Nadu state.

Meanwhile, Aryan’s father Subhash Chandra Reddy reportedly owns a Hyderabad-based firm – Max Agri Genetics Private Limited. "His parents were in the US in May for his convocation at the University of Texas. After the convocation, they asked him to return to India, but he said he wanted to work in the US for two more years. Fate has struck like this," a relative said.

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Farooq Shaik was also from Hyderabad and he went to the US three years ago.

(With inputs from agencies)