Six members of NRI family from Andhra Pradesh die in US car crash

They were relatives of a lawmaker from Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSR Congress Party.

The incident occurred in Johnson County on Dec 26, the day after Christmas.

Those killed were visiting the home of another relative and had gone to the local zoo in the morning.

On the way back home, their vehicle, a minivan, was hit by a pickup truck carrying two young people.

As per initial reports, the pickup was driving the wrong way.

One person named Lokesh survived but is in hospital, and is in critical condition. The two driving the pickup are also in the hospital.

The injured were airlifted to medical facilities, US media reported.

"My uncle spent Christmas visiting a relative's home. On December 26, they went to the zoo in the morning and left at 4 pm (local time). Their car was struck by a truck carrying two young people who were traveling the wrong way," the MLA Ponnada Venkata Satish Kumar said.

The dead have been identified as P Nageswara Rao, the MLA's uncle, Seetha Mahalakshmi, Naveena, Kruthik, and a young girl called Nishitha. The sixth, also a family member, has not yet been named.