LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pennsylvania. – Five New York women, believed to be from the same family, died Tuesday when they were struck by a tractor-trailer after exiting their vehicles on Interstate 81 in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania State Police said the crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. in Scott Township, north of Scranton, near mile marker 199.3.
According to state police, a 2022 Honda Odyssey, occupied by a female driver and three female passengers, lost control and crashed into the median, leaving the vehicle disabled in the left lane.
An Audi A6, in which two relatives of the Odyssey’s occupants were traveling, immediately stopped on the right shoulder. State police said the two occupants of the Audi crossed both lanes to talk to those in the Odyssey, who were stopped in the left lane.
That’s when state police said a northbound tractor-trailer crashed into the Odyssey on the driver’s side.
The investigation showed that four pedestrians were hit, killing three of them.
Additionally, two people who were still inside the Odyssey at the time of impact also died.
Five New York women died after being hit by a tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. ABC News A 2022 Honda Odyssey lost control and crashed into the median before the incident. ABC News
Pennsylvania State Police identified the victims as:
- Harvrist Zebari, 42, of Endwell, New York
- Fatma Ahmed, 71, of Binghamton, New York
- Shahzinaz Mizouri, 56, of Vestal, New York
- Aleen Ameen, 19, from Johnson City, New York
- Berivan Zebara, 43, of Johnson City, New York
The driver of the Audi, identified as Parjan Ameen, 22, of Johnson City, received moderate injuries.
The truck driver was also slightly injured.
Lackawanna County Coroner Timothy Rowland told WOLF FOX 56 that the victims are believed to be from the same family.
The truck driver was also slightly injured. ABC News
A round of winter weather hit the Northeast, including Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, affecting travel. Many major cities along the Interstate 95 corridor broke their record snowless streaks on Tuesday, including Philadelphia.
According to the National Weather Service office in Binghamton, New York, several inches of snow fell in Lackawanna County during Tuesday’s storm.
Snow totals ranged from about 2.4 inches near Archbald to 4.5 inches in Moscow.
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