Andhra woman, daughter in US die in accident on birthday trip to temple
Updated: Apr 4th, 2024
In a tragic accident, a woman hailing from Andhra Pradesh and her daughter died in Portland, USA on the night of Mar 31.
Geetanjali Kamatham (32), originally from Konakanchi village in Krishna district, succumbed to injuries in a tragic accident while her five-year-old daughter Hanika died on the spot.
The accident occurred when the family was en route to a temple to offer prayers on the occasion of Geetanjali’s birthday.
Police said that Geetanjali was driving southbound on South Meridian Road and failed to stop at a stop sign.
As a result, her car collided with another car headed westbound on Highway 211, driven by 18-year-old Benjamin Hernandez-Lopez of Canby.
Hanika, Kamatham’s five-year-old daughter, died on the spot, according to relatives. Geetanjali was badly injured and was airlifted, but was later declared dead by the supervising doctors and nurses.
Her husband, Naresh, and son, Braman, were also injured in the accident; both are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
The NRI duo had been living in America for the past ten years. Both are software engineers by profession.
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