Overview

• Two cars collided at the A130 Rayleigh Spur roundabout in Essex, resulting in a fatal crash involving a group of nine students.
• The deceased were identified as Chaitanya Tarre, 23, who died at the scene, and Rishiteja Rapolu, 21, who died at the hospital.
• Five others were admitted to the Royal London Hospital, with Sai Goutham Ravulla on ventilation and Nuthan Thatikayala reported partially paralysed.
• Essex Police arrested both drivers on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving; those in custody were named locally as Gopichand Batamekala and Manohar Sabbani.
• The group were friends and roommates from the Ilford–Barking area, and families along with community groups are raising funds to repatriate the bodies to Hyderabad.