PICTURED: One of SIX family members killed in wrong-way crash with Texas teen: Deceased

Six members of the same family have been killed after their minivan was hit head-on by a Chevrolet pickup truck being driven by a 17-year-old going the wrong way on the highway.

Rushil Barri, 28, who was driving the Honda Odyssey, had taken his relatives to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center and was driving home to Irving, Texas when the crash happened.

Barri, who moved to the U.S. from India in August 2020, was killed along with five of his six passengers: his cousin, his cousin’s wife, two young children and in-laws, all from Alpharetta, Georgia.

A seventh person in the Honda Odyssey, a 43-year-old man, suffered critical injuries.

Rushil Barri, 28, had moved to Texas from India in August 2020. He was killed on Tuesday in a head-on car crash, when a pickup truck traveling the wrong way smashed into his car

The five dead were named as Naveena Potabathula, 36; Nageswararao Ponnada, 64; Sitamahalakshmi Ponnada, 60; and the children, Krithik Potabathula, 10, and Nishidha Potabathula, 9.

The 17-year-old driver of the Chevrolet pickup and his 17-year-old passenger were also taken to hospital with critical injuries.

Barri’s roommate Ayyappala Bandaru told NBC News that at 4:01pm on Tuesday a message was sent from his friend’s iPhone, saying the phone registered a crash.

‘We were in shock like what just happened,’ said Bandaru.

‘We tried reaching everyone in the car and no one is picking up.’

The two severely damaged vehicles – a Honda Odyssey and a Chevrolet pickup truck – are seen following Tuesday’s crash on the U.S. 67 in Johnson County

The accident happened at 4pm on Tuesday, as the family was returning from a day at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

Ambulances and fire trucks are pictured on the scene of Tuesday’s crash

Ayyappala Bandaru (left), Barri’s roommate, said they were ‘like brothers’ and praised his friend’s ambition

He said Barri was ambitious and driven.

‘We were like brothers,’ Bandaru said. ‘He’s actually like my brother over here.

‘He had very big dreams. He always used to think about tomorrow. He used to be like ‘Man, we need to rule this world.’

‘We came here with a lot of struggles.’

Sergeant William Lockridge of Texas department of public safety said it was unclear why the 17-year-old was driving the wrong way.

‘For an unknown reason at this time, the Chevrolet pickup truck traveled into the northbound lane and struck the Honda Odyssey head-on,’ he said.