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Four people from south-central Pennsylvania killed in Virginia crash

Four people from south-central Pennsylvania killed in Virginia crash
PROBATION VIOLATION. IT IS 608. AND RIGHT NOW, STATE POLICE IN VIRGINIA INVESTIGATING A CRASH THAT KILLED THREE PEOPLE FROM SHIPPENSBURG AND ANOTHER FROM REDDING. POLICE SAY A CHEVY EQUINOX PULLING A U-HAUL TRAILER WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-80 ONE TUESDAY MORNING WHEN IT SPUN AROUND AND WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE DRIVER, A 54 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM SHIPPENSBURG, DIED ALONG WITH THREE PASSENGERS, INCLUDING A 13 YEAR OLD. ALSO FROM SHIPPENSBUR
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Four people from south-central Pennsylvania killed in Virginia crash
Virginia State Police say four people killed in a crash earlier this week in Montgomery County were from south-central Pennsylvania. The two-vehicle crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 near mile marker 120."A 2018 Chevrolet Equinox was pulling a U-Haul trailer traveling north on Interstate 81, when the vehicle lost control and spun around, coming to rest facing southbound in the northbound travel lanes. The Chevrolet was then struck by a northbound Freightliner tractor trailer," Virginia State Police said in a statement.VSP identified the victim as:Douangpee Amnatkeo (driver), 54, of Shippensburg.Ericssan Kathpratoum, 13, Shippensburg.Samiane Kothpratoum, 37 of Shippensburg.Monthy Matnopaseuth, 39, of Reading.The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.Virginia State Police said the crash remains under investigation.

Virginia State Police say four people killed in a crash earlier this week in Montgomery County were from south-central Pennsylvania.

The two-vehicle crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 near mile marker 120.

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"A 2018 Chevrolet Equinox was pulling a U-Haul trailer traveling north on Interstate 81, when the vehicle lost control and spun around, coming to rest facing southbound in the northbound travel lanes. The Chevrolet was then struck by a northbound Freightliner tractor trailer," Virginia State Police said in a statement.

VSP identified the victim as:

  • Douangpee Amnatkeo (driver), 54, of Shippensburg.
  • Ericssan Kathpratoum, 13, Shippensburg.
  • Samiane Kothpratoum, 37 of Shippensburg.
  • Monthy Matnopaseuth, 39, of Reading.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.

Virginia State Police said the crash remains under investigation.