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Mother and two sons killed in Kansas City lorry crash that injured three others
Olga Sorbalo, 35, and her sons Luis, 8, and Samir, 4, died after a semi-truck hit their minivan in Kansas City, Missouri, on 9 November. Prosecutors say the truck struck the Honda Odyssey as traffic slowed, triggering a collision involving three other cars; the crash has led to three manslaughter charges.
Sorbalo’s husband, their two-year-old son and the husband’s sister were seriously injured, while the truck driver, Eldar Skander, 39, sustained minor injuries. Investigators found a tablet with YouTube open on the truck’s floor, with Velcro matching a strip on the dashboard. The family, who live in Vancouver, Washington, were visiting relatives and travelling to the airport to fly home.
In short
- A mother and two sons died in a Kansas City crash.
- Prosecutors say the semi hit slowing traffic without emergency braking.
- The truck driver faces three involuntary manslaughter charges.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Mother and two young sons all killed after their Honda minivan was struck by semi that failed to stop”.