Washington, Dec. 3 -- Two Indian students were killed in a hit-and-run accident in South Nashville, in the US state of Tennessee, on Thursday, police said.

The incident happened on the night of Thanksgiving.Police identified the two students as Vybhav Gopisetty, 26, and Judy Stanley Pinheiro, 23.They were students of Tennessee State University.The police earlier said in a statement: "Officers are working to find David G. Torres, 26, whose GMC pickup truck hit the Sentra. The driver of the GMC ran away from the scene. The description of the driver given by witnesses is similar to that of Torres."

Police was quoted as saying by newschannel9 that Torres' 2011 GMC pickup hit a 2015 Nissan Sentra at 7:35 p.m. as the car was attempting to lea...