Rushil Barri, Naveena Potabathula, Nageswararao Ponnad, Sitamahalakshmi Ponnada, Krithik Potabathula, and Nishidha Potabathula Killed in Johnson County Crash on US Highway 67

Johnson County, Texas – Six people were killed and three others were injured Tuesday evening in a head-on crash in Johnson County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 4:00 p.m., December 26, on US Highway 67 near County Road 1119.

DPS said a pickup truck was traveling southbound while a minivan was traveling northbound.

The pickup entered the northbound lane, in a no-passing area, and collided head-on with the minivan.

The occupants of the pickup truck, two 17-year-old boys, were taken to Fort Worth hospitals with critical injuries.

The minivan driver, 28-year-old Rushil Barri of Irving, was pronounced dead at the scene. Five others in the van from Alpharetta, Georgia: 36-year-old woman, Naveena Potabathula, 64-year-old man, Nageswararao Ponnad, 60-year-old woman, Sitamahalakshmi Ponnada, 10-year-old boy, Krithik Potabathula and 9-year-old girl, Nishidha Potabathula, were also killed in the crash.

Another passenger in the van, 43-year-old Lokesh Potabathula, was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.

The elderly were visiting their daughter Naveena and grandkids Karthik and Nishita from India.

The crash closed the highway for several hours.

The crash remains under investigation.

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