Two students from Telangana die in a road accident in the US. Family requests government help to return body

Hyderabad: Two students from Telangana who were studying in the United States were killed in a road accident in the US state of Arizona.

Nivesh Mukka and Goutham Kumar Parsi, both 19 years old, were killed on Saturday evening (local time) when a car they were traveling in collided head-on with another car in Peoria, according to information reaching their families.

While Nivesh hailed from Huzurabad town in Karimnagar district, Goutham Kumar hailed from Ghanpur Station in Jangaon district. Both studied computer science at Arizona State University.

The duo was heading home from college along with their friends when the car from the opposite direction rammed into their vehicle. Nivesh and Goutham died on the spot while the drivers of both cars were injured.

Nivesh is the son of doctor couple Naveen and Swathi. The families of the two students have appealed to the Indian government to help bring the bodies home.