5 dead, 1 seriously injured in violent head-on crash in Fannin County

FANNIN COUNTY, Texas – A head-on crash in Fannin County Monday night killed five people and sent one to Plano with life-threatening injuries.

The accident occurred just before 6 p.m. north of Randolph, Texas, on State Highway 121 near County Road 4165.

Texas Department of Public Safety officials say the driver of a 2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT was traveling southbound and the driver of a 2016 Hyundai Tucson was traveling northbound on the highway. 121. The driver of the Mercedes-Benz attempted to overtake in a no-overtaking zone and caused a head-on collision. Both vehicles caught fire.

The driver of the Mercedes-Benz was identified as 30-year-old Chiranjeevi Sivaa Rajaneni of Coppell, Texas. Two of his passengers, 30-year-old Gopi Thirumuru and 27-year-old Haritha Reddy Degapui, died at the scene. Another passenger, 30-year-old Saisuhas Reddy, was flown to Medical City Plano with serious injuries.

The driver of the Hyundai, Danielha Rodriguez of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and her passenger, 64-year-old Maria del Carmen Santiz-Lopez, both died at the scene.