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Indian-origin data analyst killed after struck by bus at Boston airport

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New York: A 47-year-old Indian-American data analyst was killed on the spot after being struck by a bus at Boston’s international airport where he had gone to pick up a friend, according to a media report.
Vishwachand Kolla, originally from Andhra Pradesh, was an employee of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company.
He was at the Logan International Airport, Boston to pick up a visiting musician from the airport travelling to Boston when the incident took place on March 28, US media report said.

Massachusetts State Police said Kolla was at the lower level of Terminal B to pick up a friend around 5 p.m. when he was struck by a bus.
“Kolla was standing on the driver’s side of his Acura SUV while, simultaneously, the Dartmouth Transportation motor coach was travelling on the roadway. The investigation indicates that the middle of the bus made contact with Kolla and dragged him along the driver’s side of his SUV,” State Police spokesman Dave Procopio said in a statement.
An off-duty nurse rushed to help Kolla but he died at the scene, the report added.
Troopers interviewed the bus driver, a 54-year-old woman, and inspected the bus. She has not been charged at this point in the investigation, the report said.
The passengers were quickly rushed off the bus and their luggage was moved to another part of the airport.
In a statement, Dartmouth Coach said, “Our deepest sympathies are with everyone impacted by this evening’s incident at Logan Airport. We’re working in conjunction with the Massachusetts State Police and Massport to gather further information.”

Kolla worked at Takeda in the company’s Global Oncology division. Takeda industries told Boston.com in an email that they are “deeply saddened to learn of his unexpected passing.”
“We send our heartfelt condolences to Vishwachand’s family, friends and loved ones during this difficult time and will be looking at how we can help offer any support as we respect the family’s privacy during this time,” they wrote.
Meanwhile, Kolla’s relatives have set up a gofundme page USD 406,151 raised of USD 750,000 goal.
Kolla is survived by his wife, and two sons, according to the page.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 3, 2023
Andhra man killed in Boston after being struck by bus

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New York: A 47-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh died on the spot after being struck by a bus at Boston’s Logan International Airport where he had gone to pick up a friend.
Massachusetts State Police said Vishwachand Kolla of Lexington was standing outside his car near the curb of Terminal B last week when a Dartmouth Transportation motor coach hit and dragged him, along with the driver’s side of his SUV, CBS News reported.
An off-duty nurse rushed to help Kolla but the father of two died at the scene.

Police have not released the name of the bus driver, a 54-year-old woman who is assisting the police with investigations, and has declined any medical attention.
After the accident, the passengers were rushed off the bus and all bus service was canceled for the rest of the night at Terminal B.
“Our deepest sympathies are with everyone impacted by this evening’s incident at Logan Airport. We’re working in conjunction with the Massachusetts State Police and Massport to gather further information,” Dartmouth Coach said in a statement.
Massachusetts State Police said the investigation is on, and no criminal charges have been filed at the moment.
Kolla was a data scientist by profession and has most recently worked at Takeda as a Data Analytics Director, according to his obituary.

He had worked as a Management Consultant at John Hancock, Deloitte, Boston Consulting Group, IBM and Sun Microsystems.
He was also an active member of Telugu and Indian communities in the Greater Boston area including NRI Vasavi Association and Telugu Association of Greater Boston.
“Vishwa was a philanthropist who put others before himself and led a minimalistic lifestyle. He was a deeply spiritual person who committed his life to Vedic and Spiritual living, his obituary read.
Last month, Plainsboro resident Sreekanth Digala, also hailing from Andhra Pradesh, died after he was struck by an inter-city train in New Jersey.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 3, 2023
Daughter of No. 2 House Democrat arrested during clash with Boston cops

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An adult child of Rep. Katherine Clark’s was arrested during a protest late Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, on Boston Common and later charged with assault after a police officer was injured. | Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo
BOSTON — House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark’s daughter has been charged with assault after an altercation with a police officer who was trying to arrest her for allegedly spray painting anti-cop messages on the Boston Common bandstand.
Riley Dowell, 23, who was identified in a police press release Sunday under the name Jared, which Clark’s office identified as her former name, was spotted defacing the bandstand with “NO COP CITY” and “ACAB” — “all cops are bastards” — during a protest Saturday night.
While she was being arrested, police said roughly 20 protesters began to surround officers, yelling profanities and disrupting traffic. During that time, an officer was “hit in the face and could be seen bleeding from the nose and mouth.”
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

January 23, 2023