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Oregon: A family’s outing to celebrate a birthday turns fatal in a car accident in Portland, USA, on Sunday morning. A non-resident Indian (NRI) and her daughter died in a car accident in the US city of Portland. The incident involving two vehicles occurred around a Woodburn area highway in the state of Oregon, while the Indian family was en route to the Tulip festival on the woman’s birthday.
Kamatham Gitanjali, originally from Konakanchi district in Andhra Pradesh, was pronounced brain-dead after the accident on Sunday. According to US authorities, Gitanjali failed to stop at a stop sign while driving southbound on South Meridian Road. Her car collided with another vehicle. Gitanjali’s daughter Hanika, 5, died at the scene.
Surviving the accident, Gitanjali’s husband, Naresh, and their 8-year-old son, Braman, are currently receiving medical treatment. Braman, who sustained a broken leg, is undergoing surgery. Geetanjali and her husband were both software engineers and have been staying in the US for around 10 years.
Several reports claims that the minor died on the spot while Geetanjali was hospitalised in critical condition before she succumbed to her injuries. Efforts are ongoing to repatriate the remains of the victims to their hometown for the final rites.
As per reports, the couple belong to Andhra Pradesh’s Konakanchi village. Both were software engineers. The reports claimed that the woman had recently turned 32 and the family was on a trip to a temple.
