Five New York women died when a tractor-trailer hit them after their minivan crashed on Interstate 81 in northeastern Pennsylvania..
Tuesday near mile marker 199.3 in Scott Township, state police said. The deceased were identified as Harvist Zebari (42), a resident of Endwell; Fatma Ahmed (71) of Binghamton; Shahzinaz Mizouri (56) from Vestal; and Aleen Ameen (19) and Bervian Zebara (43), both of Johnson City.
Authorities say a minivan lost control and crashed into the highway median after a crash. snow storm. Four people and a relative who was driving in a separate car got out of that vehicle. They were all later run over by a tractor-trailer.
Lackawanna County (Pennsylvania) Coroner Tim Rowland confirmed that all of them died from their injuries and determined that their deaths were accidents, but state police continue their investigation. Authorities closed the northbound lanes of the interstate for four hours.
A sixth person, 22-year-old Johnson City resident Parjan Ameen, suffered moderate injuries. during the accident. State police have not identified the truck driver, who suffered minor injuries. The Islamic community of southern New York is mourning the victims, he noted WNEP-TV.
Tuesday night’s crash is deadliest in Lackawanna County since January 2016when Gennadiy Manannikov drove the wrong way on I-81 near Clarks Summit and collided head-on with a car full of people.
Manannikov, who was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident, pleaded guilty in July 2017 to several counts of homicide by vehicle and was sentenced two months later to between 18 and 36 years in prison.
In September two teachers died and dozens of students were injured when the charter bus in which They were traveling from Long Island (NY) to Pennsylvania left Interstate 84 and crashed into an embankment in the city of Wawayanda, 75 miles northwest of NYC. That rollover caused more injuries and deaths than any other traffic accident in New York in the last decade, According to an analysis of state transportation data from the Times Union.
The authorities remember that there is zero tolerance for drivers who drive at excess speed and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs..
Last month Governor Hochul signed the “Angelic Law”, intended to keep drivers with prior suspensions off the road by charging repeat offenders who operate vehicles after committing five or more traffic violations that resulted in prior suspensions or revocations as a felony.
2024-01-19 14:26:00
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