Four Indian-origin senior citizens — Dr Kishore Divan, his wife Asha Divan, Shailesh Divan, and Gita Divan — have died in a car crash while on a road trip to a temple in the US.
They were reported missing almost a week ago from Buffalo, New York, and their car, a Toyota Camry, was found around 9.30 pm local time on August 2, as per the sheriff’s office.
The four, all in their 80s, were on their way to the Palace of Gold, a Hindu temple around 270 miles from Buffalo, where they reportedly lived.
The temple in West Virginia is a memorial to Srila Prabhupada, the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
Dr Kishore Divan also a Hindu community leader
Dr Kishore Divan, 89, who worked in Williamsville, New York, specialised in anesthesiology, according to his WebMD records. He graduated from a medical college in India in 1962, it adds.
On Facebook, a tribute by a fellow Indian-origin US resident, Uma Maheswari Krishnan, described Dr Divan as a “super-charged hero”, a physician, philanthropist and community leader. She also remembered Asha Divan as a kind-hearted person. They had at least two sons, going by the post.
Dr Divan was active in management of local Hindu temples, his online activity shows. Under one of his Facebook posts from 2018, Uma Maheswari Krishnan wrote: “From my experience being in the committee and at temple services, there is not a single person who can come closer to his dedication & involvement.”
Dr Divan studied at Bharda New High School, in Mumbai, says his Facebook profile.
Further detail about his wife and the two others with them was not immediately available.
