Indian dies after being hit by car in Florida

New York (IANS) | A 32-year-old Indian man died on the spot after being hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing in the US state of Florida. Mariappan Subramanian, who worked as a test lead with HCL Technologies, died on Monday in Hillsborough County in Tampa. The car that hit them had run a red light.

Mariyappan is survived by his wife and their four-year-old son, who are living in India.

He had recently moved from Jacksonville to Tampa.

A GoFundMe page has been created to help Mariyappan’s family, it states, “We are starting this to collect donations on behalf of Mrs. Mariyappan and are asking for your generous support.” Your contribution will help the victim’s family. We hope that this will bring a positive change in their future.

Local community groups in Tampa and Jacksonville have been active in repatriating Mariyappan’s body to his family in India.

–IANS