India, April 14 -- Joy Saini, an Indian-origin doctor, was among six people killed in a plane crash in Copake, New York on Saturday. A twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B, carrying a family of physicians and student-athletes on a trip to the Catskills for Passover, went down shortly after noon in a muddy field.

The Associated Press cited family sources to identify the victims as former MIT soccer player Karenna Groff, her father Dr Michael Groff; her mother, Dr. Joy Saini; her brother Jared Groff, and his partner Alexia Couyutas Duarte, and Karenna's boyfriend, James Santoro.

According to Mid Hudson News, a representative of the victims said: "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved family members Michael, Jared, and Karenna Groff, Joy Sa...