A heartbreaking news has come to light from the state of West Virginia, USA. Four senior citizens of Indian origin died in a car accident. All four had gone missing from New York after visiting a temple in the past. Local authorities have confirmed that the crashed car fell down from a steep slope and everyone had died on the spot.
The deceased have been identified as Kishore Divan, Asha Divan, Shailesh Divan and Geeta Divan. These four were last seen in a temple in Pittsburgh. From there he was going to a hotel ‘Palace Lodge’ in Moundsville, West Virginia, but never reached there. After this, on August 2, at around 9:30 pm, his car was found in a deep ditch on a roadside road in Marshal County.
Police and relief workers gathered on the spot for five hours
Sheriff Mike Dooryti of Marshall County said that the police, fire brigade and medical team were engaged for about five hours in the rescue operation. The situation in the scene was extremely difficult and dangerous, causing a lot of effort in the search operation. Expressing condolences to the Divan family, he said that this incident is going to shake the entire local community.
The last clue of the car was 22 minutes before the hotel
Sibu Nair, director of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Affairs of the New York State Governor’s Office, first issued a ‘Missing Person’ alert on social media. He said that these four were traveling in a light green car and were last seen in a fast food joint in Eri, Pennsylvania. After this, he could not be contacted. His contact was lost just 22 minutes away from the hotel.
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There was a stir on social media
After the incident, pictures of Divan family, details of clothes and possible travel routes were shared on social media. Thousands of people shared the post and wished them a safe return. Nair said that they were all dear members of the community and everyone was worried about him. But unfortunately, his discovery reached a tragic conclusion.
A wave of mourning in the Indian community
After this incident, there has been deep mourning in the American Indian community. Kishore, Asha, Shailesh and Geeta Divan were not only religiously active, but were also closely connected to the local community. Now this is an irreparable loss for their families and friends. People from both America and India are mourning this tragic incident.