UPDATE (April 7, 2023): Recent reports identified the driver of the van as Munamadou Dukureh. Dukureh and others in the van were said to have minor injuries. Right now, the crash is still under investigation.
Union County, PA — April 3, 2023, a 5-year-old girl was killed due to a tractor-trailer accident at around 12:30 a.m. along Interstate 80 in Milton.
Officials with the Pennsylvania State Police said that they responded at approximately 12:38 a.m. near mile marker 203 in the White Deer Township area.
Investigators said that a minivan was on eastbound lanes of I-80. It appears the van was either stopped or moving slowly. While doing so, a tractor-trailer crashed into the back of the minivan, forcing it off-road.
As a result of the collision, a 5-year-old in the van sustained fatal injuries. Other injuries were apparently minor. Right now, additional details about the accident are unavailable.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Reading this just makes my heart sink, to say the least. How could anyone put the loss of a child into words? What really stands out is the description of the van going slowly or being stopped, but the reasons why that could be the case are vastly different.
Was it simply due to traffic congestion? Was this in a construction zone? Were weather conditions poor? Or, was the van experiencing some kind of mechanical issues? Were its taillights and/or hazard lights on? Would a reasonably prudent truck driver have been able to see and avoid hitting the van, or was this truck driver doing something that prevented them from avoiding an otherwise avoidable crash?
Hopefully authorities are taking this as seriously as is warranted for a crash taking the life of a young child. There needs to be clear answers about what happened here and how it all could have been avoided.
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