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DNA Tests Underway to Repatriate Indian Family’s Remains After Alabama Crash

Authorities are conducting forensic examinations to confirm the family’s identities before repatriation, with police investigating the wrong-way crash.

The family had been living in an area in Dallas, and were returning from a visit to some relatives, reports said.
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Overview

  • Investigators are using dental records and DNA analysis to identify Sri Venkat, Tejaswini Cholleti and their children Siddarth and Mrida after their vehicle was charred in the fire.
  • The Indian Consulate and non-profit TEAM Aid are assisting Greene County authorities with logistics, documentation and support for returning the remains to India.
  • Local police continue to probe how a mini-truck traveling the wrong way on a rural Alabama highway collided head-on with the family’s SUV on July 5.
  • The victims were driving back to Dallas after spending the holiday week with relatives in Atlanta when the collision occurred.
  • The crash follows a series of fiery accidents involving Indian-origin travelers in the US and has renewed calls for stronger road safety measures.