Mother and two young sons all killed after their Honda minivan was struck by semi that failed to stop

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A mother of three and her two young sons were killed when a speeding semi-truck crashed into their minivan, causing a chain reaction with 3 dead and 6 injured in Kansas City, Missouri.

Published: 19:32 GMT, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 19:32 GMT, 11 November 2026

A mother of three and her two young sons were killed when a speeding semi-truck crashed into their minivan, causing a chain reaction in Kansas City, Missouri.

Olga Sorbalo, 35, and her two sons Luis, 8, and Samir, 4, were inside a Honda Odyssey driving down US Highway 71 when a Volvo semi-truck struck them and three other cars on November 9 at about 3.20.

'As vehicles were slowing and coming to a stop in traffic, the semi struck a black Honda Odyssey, causing a chain reaction,' Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office (JCPO) wrote in a news release.

Luis and Samir were pronounced deceased at the scene, while Sorbalo died shortly after at Truman Medical Center, court documents showed.

The other passengers inside Sorbalo's Honda Odyssey were her husband Liviu Sorbalo, their two-year-old son Rafael, and Liviu's sister, according to the documents.

All three of them sustained serious injuries and were taken to the hospital.

Olga Sorbalo,35, and her two sons Luis, 8, and Samir, 4, were tragically killed in a car accident caused by a semi-truck that failed to slow down

The driver of the semi-truck was identified as Eldar Skander, 39, of Chicago

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