New Delhi: A 21-year-old Indian student from Telangana was killed in a road accident in Vietnam’s Can Tho city on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Arshid Ashrith, a third-year MBBS student. He hailed from Kagaznagar in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district of Telangana.
The freak incident was caught on camera. The chilling footage shows Arshid riding his two-wheeler on a slippery road before losing control and crashing into a wall at high speed. Ashrith’s friend who was riding pillion, sustained fatal injuries in the accident. The shocking video shows the riders flung into the air.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-media-max-width=”560″><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Respect the road rules… <br><br>An MBBS Student from Telangana met with an accident due to over speed … Arshid Preetam who studies third year of MBBS in Vietnam . People need to be careful in driving especially in unknown terrains <a href=”https://t.co/nhXw8UPWCg”>pic.twitter.com/nhXw8UPWCg</a></p>— Dr Srinubabu Gedela (@DrSrinubabu) <a href=”https://twitter.com/DrSrinubabu/status/1930533896216588770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>June 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
Arshid had moved to Vietnam three years ago to pursue medical studies. His parents are cloth trader Arshid Arjun and Prathima. According to local media reports, MLA Dr P Harish Babu visited Arshid’s home and met his parents to offer condolences. He also spoke to Union Minister G Kishan Reddy over the phone an requested him to facilitate the repatriation of the body to India.
