I dia
stude t
dies
i
a
oad
c ash
i
Ohio,
US.
Dileep
Kuma
Bhu ga avula,
a
I dia
stude t,
died
i
Ohio
o
August
7
afte
he
met
a
seve e
collisio
o
I-480
i
Macedo ia.
He
was
d ivi g
the
vehicle
that
was
hit
by
a
pickup
t uck
t aveli g
i
the
opposite
di ectio .
Acco di g
to
Clevela d19,
whe
police
a ived
at
the
sce e,
they
discove ed
both
the
seda
a d
the
pickup
t uck.
Dileep
was
fou d
dead
at
the
sce e,
a d
th ee
othe s
we e
hospitalized
with
i ju ies.Bhu ga avula,
f om
A dh a
P adesh,
was
a
stude t
at
Ke t
State
U ive sity.No th
Ame ica
Telugu
Society
sta ted
a
fu d aise
fo
the
family.
“O igi ally
f om
Jettiva ipalli,
Chitvel
Ma dal,
Ti upati
Dist ict,
Kadapa,
A dh a
P adesh,
I dia,
Dileep
came
to
the
U ited
States
to
pu sue
his
educatio
at
Ke t
State
U ive sity,
ca yi g
d eams
of
buildi g
a
b ight
futu e
th ough
educatio ,
ha d
wo k,
a d
dete mi atio .
Like
ma y
i te atio al
stude ts,
he
ca ied
ot
o ly
his
ow
aspi atio s,
but
also
the
hopes
a d
d eams
of
his
family
back
home
i
I dia,”
NATS
w ote.”Fo
Dileep’s
pa e ts
a d
his
b othe
i
I dia,
this
sudde
loss
is
u imagi able.
His
fathe ,
M .
S eeha i
Bu gatavula,
is
a
fa me ,
a d
the
family
comes
f om
modest
fi a cial
ci cumsta ces.
His
pa e ts
made
sig ifica t
sac ifices
to
suppo t
thei
so ‘s
educatio ,
hopi g
to
see
him
complete
his
studies
a d
build
a
successful
futu e.
I stead,
they
a e
ow
faci g
eve y
pa e t’s
wo st
ightma e
–
the
loss
of
thei
so
thousa ds
of
miles
away
f om
home,”
the
fu d aise
said.”I
additio
to
thei
t eme dous
emotio al
loss,
Dileep’s
family
ow
faces
sig ifica t
fi a cial
ha dship.
His
educatio al
jou ey
has
left
behi d
outsta di g
educatio al
a d
pe so al
loa
obligatio s,
addi g
a othe
bu de
to
a
family
al eady
copi g
with
u imagi able
g ief,”
it
said,
setti g
a
goal
to
aise
$100k
i
fu ds.The
Co sulate
Ge e al
of
I dia
i
New
Yo k
said
the
Co sulate
was
i
touch
with
the
family
a d
was
exte di g
all
possible
assista ce.
“We
a e
deeply
sadde ed
to
lea
of
the
u timely
demise
of
M .
Dileep
Kuma
Bu gatavula,
a
I dia
atio al,
who
t agically
lost
his
life
i
a
ca
accide t
i
Ohio
o
August
7,
2026.
Ou
thoughts
a d
hea tfelt
co dole ces
a e
with
his
family
du i g
this
difficult
time.
The
Co sulate
is
i
touch
with
the
family
a d
is
exte di g
all
possible
assista ce,”
the
Co sulate
posted.
