<p>A 23-year-old student from Andhra Pradesh died after being struck by a police patrol vehicle in Seattle, a media report said. Jaahnavi Kandula, a student of Northeastern University campus in South Lake Union, was walking near Dexter Avenue North and Thomas Street when she was hit by a Seattle Police vehicle on Monday, The <em>Seattle Times</em> reported.</p>.<p>Police arrived at the scene just after 8 p.m. and immediately started with CPR after they found Kandula with life threatening injuries. She was later transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition where she succumbed to her injuries.</p>.<p>The officer driving the patrol SUV was responding to a priority one call at the request of the Seattle Fire Department just after 8 p.m., according to the Seattle Police Department. The police did not name the officer but said in a statement that he has been with the department since November 2019.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/indian-man-shot-dead-other-family-members-injured-in-united-states-by-3-masked-men-1184500.html" target="_blank">Indian man shot dead, other family members injured in United States by 3 masked men</a></strong></p>.<p>"At this point in the investigation, we have no reason to believe the officer intended to hit that woman," Seattle Police Department spokesperson Detective Valerie Carson told Seattle Times.</p>.<p>Carson further said that Kandula's death will not be investigated as a use of force case, and the officer has not been placed on leave.</p>.<p>"I was in shock," Ashok Mandula, victim's uncle, told<em> Seattle Times</em> after he was informed of the tragedy. He said Kandula first travelled to the United States in 2021 from Adoni in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district, and spent a month with his family.</p>.<p>Daughter of a single mother who teaches in an elementary school in Adoni, Kandula was to receive a master's in information systems this December, Mandula told Times.</p>.<p>He added that Kandula's mother had taken a loan for her education. Detectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad will lead the investigation, Seattle Police said.</p>
<p>A 23-year-old student from Andhra Pradesh died after being struck by a police patrol vehicle in Seattle, a media report said. Jaahnavi Kandula, a student of Northeastern University campus in South Lake Union, was walking near Dexter Avenue North and Thomas Street when she was hit by a Seattle Police vehicle on Monday, The <em>Seattle Times</em> reported.</p>.<p>Police arrived at the scene just after 8 p.m. and immediately started with CPR after they found Kandula with life threatening injuries. She was later transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition where she succumbed to her injuries.</p>.<p>The officer driving the patrol SUV was responding to a priority one call at the request of the Seattle Fire Department just after 8 p.m., according to the Seattle Police Department. The police did not name the officer but said in a statement that he has been with the department since November 2019.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/indian-man-shot-dead-other-family-members-injured-in-united-states-by-3-masked-men-1184500.html" target="_blank">Indian man shot dead, other family members injured in United States by 3 masked men</a></strong></p>.<p>"At this point in the investigation, we have no reason to believe the officer intended to hit that woman," Seattle Police Department spokesperson Detective Valerie Carson told Seattle Times.</p>.<p>Carson further said that Kandula's death will not be investigated as a use of force case, and the officer has not been placed on leave.</p>.<p>"I was in shock," Ashok Mandula, victim's uncle, told<em> Seattle Times</em> after he was informed of the tragedy. He said Kandula first travelled to the United States in 2021 from Adoni in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district, and spent a month with his family.</p>.<p>Daughter of a single mother who teaches in an elementary school in Adoni, Kandula was to receive a master's in information systems this December, Mandula told Times.</p>.<p>He added that Kandula's mother had taken a loan for her education. Detectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad will lead the investigation, Seattle Police said.</p>