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Indian student at SUNY dies in New York bike accident
The incident underscores growing safety concerns among Indians studying in the US, amid a series of reported accidents.
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Shri Belem Atchyuth, a State University of New York (SUNY) student who hails from Andhra Pradesh in India, was killed in a bike accident on the evening of May.22.
The Indian Consulate in New York confirmed the news in a post on X.
"Saddened to learn about the untimely demise of Shri Belem Atchyuth, a student at SUNY who met with a bike accident and passed away yesterday evening; our deepest condolences to the family; @IndiainNewYork is in touch with the bereaved family & local agencies to extend all assistance including sending the mortal remains back to India," the consulate wrote.
Saddened to learn about the untimely demise of Shri Belem Atchyuth, a student at SUNY who met with a bike accident and passed away yesterday evening; our deepest condolences to the family; @IndiainNewYork is in touch with the bereaved family & local agencies to extend all…
— India in New York (@IndiainNewYork) May 23, 2024
The incident is the latest in a series of reported accidents involving Indian-origin students in the US.
Hyderabad software engineer Abbaraju Prudhvi Raj was reportedly killed in a road accident in North Carolina on May.14.
On the same day, three 18-year-old Indian-American teens died in Alpharetta, Georgia, in a single-vehicle accident that also left two others injured.
Two 19-year-olds from Telangana studying in the US were previously killed in a night road accident in the state of Arizona on Apr.20.
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