8 July 2024
The family's minivan was hit head-on by a

PICTURED: Six family members killed in horror wrong-way crash in Texas, as 7th fights for his life in the hospital: GoFundMe has raised more than $250K to help survivor rebuild his life

New photos have emerged of the six members of a Georgia family killed on Tuesday in Texas while visiting their relative for Christmas.

The family’s minivan was hit head-on by a Chevrolet pickup truck being driven by a 17-year-old, going the wrong way on the highway

The 17-year-old driver, and his passenger, also 17, were critically injured.

But six of the seven people in the Honda Odyssey minivan were killed.

Lokesh Potabathula, 43, was the only survivor of the crash, and lost his wife, son, daughter, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and cousin Rushil Barri, 28, who was driving. 

Barri had taken his relatives to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center and was driving home to Irving, Texas when the crash happened, south of Fort Worth on the U.S. 67 in Johnson County.

Barri moved to the U.S. from India in August 2020 and settled in Texas: the other family members lived in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Potabathula remains in critical condition in hospital. He has lost his sight in the accident, 11Alive reported, and may never walk again.

He is in ‘critical condition undergoing multiple surgeries as he had a deep intestinal injury, several fractures all over his body including spine, ribs, and limbs,’ according to a GoFundMe page set up to support him, which has raised more than $250,000. 

He lost his wife Naveena Potabathula, 36; her parents Nageswararao Ponnada, 64; and Sitamahalakshmi Ponnada, 60; and his children, Krithik Potabathula, 10, and Nishidha Potabathula, 9, in addition to his cousin. 

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