PIO techie missing after freak accident in US

An Indian-American IT professional, who stopped to help at the scene of a car crash, is missing after a suspected drunken driver allegedly knocked him into the Brazos river here.

Search for Puneet Nehra, 43, a resident of Sugarland suburb and originally from Noida, Uttar Pradesh,?continues in the Brazos river by authorities using boat and helicopter.

On his way home from picking up dinner for his family, Nehra and another?driver stopped to help people involved in a crash on the Brazos River bridge of the northbound Grand Parkway on Sunday, Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Maj Chad Norvell.

Before deputies could respond to that first accident, another car operated by a suspected drunken driver crashed into the scene about 9 pm.

Police suspect that Nehra was knocked over the railing by the second car into the river.

Norvell has asked public to call with any information about the crash or if they have seen the missing man, Nehra.

“Nobody saw him get knocked into the water. They didn’t realise that was what happened until they had more vehicles than they had drivers,” Norvell said. “They went to his residence nearby to make sure he didn’t just walk home,” Norvell said.