US: Birthday Temple Trip Turns Fatal for Andhra NRI Woman and 5 Years Old Daughter

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:19pm on 03 Apr 2024,Wednesday India Global

NRI woman from Andhra Pradesh, Kamatham Gitanjali, and her daughter Hanika, 5, died in a car accident while heading to a temple in Portland, US, for Gitanjali's birthday prayers. Gitanjali failed to stop at a sign, colliding with another vehicle. She was declared brain-dead, and Hanika died at the scene. Gitanjali's husband Naresh and son Braman were injured. Fundraising efforts aim to support the family, who have lived in the US for a decade. Donations exceed $150,000, with plans to transport Gitanjali's remains to India for final rites.

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