Hyderabad Software Engineer Tragically Dies in North Carolina Road Accident

A 30-year-old software engineer from Hyderabad, Abbaraju Prudhvi Raj, died in a road accident in North Carolina, United States. The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday night in north Charlotte.

Prudhvi Raj's family in LB Nagar, Hyderabad, received the devastating news that he had lost his life after surviving an initial crash along with his wife and friends. The group’s car had collided with an unattended vehicle on the road. Thanks to the airbags, all the occupants were saved and walked to the side of the road. Prudhvi Raj approached the crashed car to retrieve his phone and call the police when an incoming vehicle struck him, resulting in his death.

Prudhvi Raj had been working in the US for eight years and was married last year. His sudden death has shocked his family, who originally hail from Sangareddy district but are settled in LB Nagar, Hyderabad. His father, Abbaraju Venkataraman, a retired electricity department employee, passed away two years ago.

Efforts are being made by family and friends to bring his mortal remains home. His friends have created a GoFundMe page to support the family. SriPriya Dandamraju, who organized the fundraiser, mentioned that Prudhvi was the sole supporter of his family.

The GoFundMe page reads, "Our friend succumbed to injuries from a car accident last night. Everything happened in the blink of an eye. We had an initial impact with an unattended vehicle on the highway, causing our airbags to deploy. We made a stop and walked to the side of the road. Meanwhile, to call the police, our friend Prudhvi approached our crashed car to reach for the phone, and in the darkness of the night, an incoming vehicle hit him and ran away. While all of this happened, his wife and we (friends) were looking around for him. Prudhvi was declared dead at the scene by the police who arrived after the crash."