Suryapet: An NRI couple who was on its way to their native place in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh died in an accident in the early hours of Wednesday. The couple landed in Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamsabad around midnight on Tuesday along with their two children and was on its way home when the car in which they were travelling hit a retaining wall of a culvert.
Hemam Baradar (40) and Rajitha (35) died on the spot while their two children were seriously injured. According to police, the family hailed from Reddigudem of Krishna district.
The couple worked in an IT company in Australia and had returned to India after a long gap. They reportedly headed towards Reddigudem in a taxi. Police suspect that the driver could have felt sleepy and had lost control of the vehicle which rammed into a retaining wall of a culvert near Gunpula village in the early hours of Wednesday. Telangana Today reported.
While the couple died on the spot, children and the driver who suffered grievous injuries have been shifted to a hospital.
