BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 that killed two people in Botetourt County on May 15.
According to VSP, a disabled 2020 Volvo tractor-trailer was on the right side of I-81 near mile marker 166 around 6:02 p.m. when it was suddenly hit from behind by a 2014 Mercedes-Benz.
Two passengers in the Mercedes, 22-year-old Sameer Baig Mirza and 15-year-old Mustafa Baig Mirza, both from Springfield, were pronounced dead at the scene. Mustafa was not wearing his seatbelt, VSP said.
The driver of the Mercedes, Taaha K. Mohammad, was treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Police said charges are currently pending.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured in the accident.
The Virginia State Police said the investigation is ongoing.