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The 32-year-old Indian dentist was among two persons killed in a road accident in Chicago, police said.

Dr. Arshad Mohammed, originally from Hyderabad and pursuing an advanced medical course in Chicago, was killed when a blue Volkswagen traveling the wrong way on the Veterans Memorial Tollway struck his black Honda on Thursday night, police said in a statement.

The driver of the Volkswagen, identified as 36-year-old Robert Velazco of Hammond, was also killed in the accident. A white Ford box truck and a silver Subaru were also struck in the crash, officials said. Three others were also injured in the accident.

Two of the three vehicles in the crash were destroyed and at least one person had to be extricated from one of the vehicles that barreled into a retaining wall, they said, adding that it was not yet clear why Velazco was driving the wrong way.

Dr. Mohammed was a current resident of Orthodontics at the University of Illinois at Chicago seeking an advanced certificate in orthodontics and a master's of science in oral sciences. His friends said he lived with his sister and had no children.

In the wake of Mohammed’s death, the UIC orthodontics school was closed on Friday. Mohammed, a 2018 graduate from the University of Illinois at Chicago, is a recipient of American Institute of Orthodontics Award and Dr. Alan C. Peterson Scholarship Award.

"His passion for dentistry, patience, and attention to detail allows him to demonstrate exemplifying compassion, dedication, and excellence in a clinical setting," according to his brief profile on the UIC website.

By Sowmya Sangam