Indian-origin family killed in US car crash, 14-year-old son lone survivor

An Indian-origin family's three members were killed in a car crash in the Texas state of the US. The couple's 14-year-old son is the lone survivor. Arvind Mani, 45, his wife Pradeepa Arvind, 40, and their 17-year-old daughter Andril Arvind, all residents of Leander — over 870 miles southwest of Tennessee — were killed around 5.45 am on Wednesday (August 14) near Lampass County, local media reported.

The 14-year-old Adiryan was not in the vehicle and thus became the only surviving member of the family, according to a GoFundMe page set up to financially aid the boy. The page has raised over $700,000 so far.

"Arvind (45) and Pradeepa (42) were a wonderful couple blessed with two children, Andril (17) and Adiryan (14)," reads the GoFundMe page titled 'Support for Adiryan Arvind: A Tragic Loss and a Young Life to Rebuild'.

What happened?

According to reports, Arvind and his wife were driving their daughter to college in North Texas. The 17-year-old girl had just graduated from high school and was going to attend the University of Dallas where she planned to take up a course in computer science.

The crash killed five people in total. This also includes the driver of the car that crashed into the family's vehicle. The Indian-American family's vehicle then caught fire in which three members perished.

"There was no chance of survival. It is one of the worst crashes I have seen in 26 years because of the magnitude of the damage and amount of people lost," police told local media.

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Authorities say that the driver of the car that hit the family could be running on the road at a speed as high as 160 kmph, according to a witness who said the vehicles zoomed past her.

With the family's car driving around 112 kmph, the car was "like driving into a concrete wall at 270 kmph," police said.

"The Rouse High School family is deeply saddened to share the loss of one of our very own Raiders from the Class of 2024, Andril Arvind," said a letter sent to parents from the school's principal.

(With inputs from agencies)