Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an injury accident at 21st North and 391st West which turned fatal. The accident occurred on October 15th, 2023 at approximately 7:04 pm. A gray 2012 Nissan Sentra driven by Varun Aithagoni 22 year old male foreign exchange student was traveling east on 21st Street North and failed to yield at the stop sign. The Nissan was struck by a 1999 Chevy Tahoe traveling north on 391st driven by Brandon Schroeder 36 year old male of Cheney.
Aithagoni and the front seat passenger Pratiksha Kunwar 22 year old female were transported to a local hospital where Kunwar was pronounced deceased at 8:10 pm. Aithagoni’s two rear seat passengers were released at the scene.
Schroeder and his two passengers a 2 year old male and 3 year old male were transported with minor injuries to a local hospital. All occupants were wearing seatbelts and there were no signs of intoxication at this time. The incident is still under investigation.
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