HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - Two people were killed when a tractor-trailer collided with an SUV in Virginia, and authorities charged the driver of the tractor-trailer with reckless driving, authorities said.
Virginia State Police said in a news release on Wednesday that Raheel Azhar, 35, of Wappingers Falls, New York, was attempting to make a left turn into a gas station on U.S. Highway 11 on Tuesday when his rig collided with an SUV.
Police said Dustin E. Harlow, 33, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, died at the scene. A passenger in Harlow’s SUV, identified as Nancy S. Lambert, 82, of Rockingham, Virginia, was airlifted to a hospital, where she died.
Azhar was also taken to a hospital after her suffered minor injuries in the crash, police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
U.S. 11 was closed for about four hours while police investigated the scene and crews cleaned up debris.
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