Indian dentist killed in US mishap

Washington, March 31

A 32-year-old Indian dentist, pursuing an advanced medical course in the US, was among two persons killed in a road accident in Chicago, police said.

Dr Arshad Mohammed, originally from Hyderabad, was killed when a blue Volkswagen travelling the wrong way on the Veterans Memorial Tollway struck his black Honda on Thursday night, police said in a statement.

The driver of the Volkswagen, identified as 36-year-old Robert Velazco of Hammond, was also killed in the accident.

Dr Mohammed was a current resident of orthodontics at UIC, seeking an advanced certificate in orthodontics and a Masters of Science in Oral Sciences. His friends said he lived with his sister and had no children. — PTI

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