# Mother and two sons killed in Kansas City lorry crash that injured three others

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mother-and-two-young-sons-all-killed-after-their-honda-minivan-was-struck-by-semi-that-failed-to-stop/
- Published: 2026-11-11T19:32:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T19:47:52+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16284333/Mother-two-young-sons-killed-Honda-minivan-struck-semi-failed-stop.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

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