Indian student from Kansas battling for life after car accident near Bentonville, Arkansas

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An Indian student is battling for life after a car in which she was travelling went out of control and flipped due to sleet on the road in Arkansas.

Sree Likitha Pinnam, a computer science student at Wichita State University in Kansas, was traveling with her friends on the night of January 30 when the accident took place on a highway, some 15 minutes away from Bentonville, Arkansas.

“The car flipped twice, and her head was severely injured. She became unconscious,” according to a GoFundMe Page set up for Pinnam by her sister.

A driver on the road noticed Pinnam and her friends, who suffered minor injuries.

He took them to the Mercy Hospital in Northwest Arkansas, where Pinnam was rushed to the emergency ward.

Pinnam is diagnosed with severe traumatic brain injury that includes diffuse axonal injury, anoxic brain injury and multiple small bleeds in her brain, according to the GoFundMe Page.

Doctors treating Pinnam said her condition is critical, and she is on a ventilator, adding that she is not responding to the treatment for the past few days.

“Doctors are not able to predict when they can discharge her, as her condition depends on her response, but they estimate it can take months or even years to recover,” the fundraising page said, requesting support for Pinnam’s treatment.

So far (10 pm Eastern, Feb 9), the page has raised $107,634 of the $150,000 goal.

Authorities cited icy conditions across the southern plains as a factor in a fatal crash in Arkansas.

Her brother Sampath Bhargav Pinnam wrote: “On the night of 30th January 2023, my sister met with an accident while traveling in a car with her friends to Arkansas. The accident took place on a highway, approximately 15 minutes away from Bentonville, Arkansas.”

“Due to the extreme weather conditions and sleet on the road, the car slipped and went out of control. The car flipped twice, and her head was severely injured. She became unconscious. All her friends suffered minor injuries. Another driver on the road noticed them and took them to the hospital (Mercy Hospital, Northwest Arkansas), where she was rushed into the emergency ward.”

“After the doctor’s evaluation, she is diagnosed with a very severe traumatic brain injury that includes diffuse axonal injury, anoxic brain injury and multiple small bleeds in her brain. Currently, her condition is critical, and she is on a ventilator. She is not responding for the past few days and is currently on life support. Doctors are not able to predict when they can discharge her, as her condition depends on her response, but they estimate it can take months or even years to recover.”

“The treatment is highly expensive, and they are not certain when she will be discharged. Since we are students, we are looking for your financial support.”

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