Chicago, May 18 -- An Indian student was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Chicago in the US. The accident took place on Interstate 65 in Crown Point, Indiana, late Saturday night, CBS News reported, quoting the Indiana State Police.

According to the police, the crash occurred around 11:15 pm on the northbound I-65, about a mile south of the Crown Point exit. Responding troopers found a car blocking the centre and right lanes, while a red minivan had veered into a ditch on the right side of the roadway.

The Indian Consulate General in Chicago confirmed the death of an Indian student, identified as Navya Gadusu, and expressed heartfelt condolences.

"We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing away of Indian student Navya Gadusu in a r...