CALIFORNIA: Arch bishop of Shillong and a priest from Kerala died in an accident in California. The two died when the car in which they were travelling met with an accident. The accident happened at 11 pm (USA time) on Thursday. Another priest from Kerala identified as Fr Joseph Parekkat has been admitted in the hospital with serious injuries.

The three were going to Clear Lake in California. The car in which they were travelling collided with a truck at Colusa County. Arch bishop Dominic Jala and Father Mathew Vellankal were Saletian church members.

The Arch bishop was in USA to attend a meeting of International Commission for English liturgy in New York. Fr Mathew was the pastor of St. Isidore Parish in Danville, California, since 2016.