5 die in wrong-way crash in Florida

TAMPA (FL) — A sport utility vehicle (SUV) traveling the wrong way on a Florida interstate collided head-on with a sedan early on February 16, killing five people, including four fraternity brothers at the University of South Florida.

The accident happened on Interstate 275 in Tampa at 2 am. The SUV was going the wrong way and hit a Hyundai Sonata, which was carrying four members of the fraternity Sigma Beta Rho. The SUV driver was also killed.

The brothers were identiifed as Jobin Joy Kuriakose (21), Ankeet Patel (22) Imtiyaz “Jim” Ilias (20) and Dammie Yesudhas (21).

The male SUV driver could not be identiifed because of extensive injuries from the fire.