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

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Kozhasbay, D. (2026, November 11). Mother and two young sons all killed after their Honda minivan was struck by semi that failed to stop. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16284333/Mother-two-young-sons-killed-Honda-minivan-struck-semi-failed-stop.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-11 · by Dariya Kozhasbay

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Car Crash Claims Family Life
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Dariya Kozhasbay
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Topics

Honda JCPO Kansas City Odyssey Vancouver

Subjects

Luis PERSON · 4× Samir PERSON · 4× Vancouver GPE · 4× Honda ORG · 3× Kansas City GPE · 3× Sorbalo PERSON · 3× Eldar Skander PERSON · 2× JCPO ORG · 2× Liviu PERSON · 2× Liviu Sorbalo PERSON · 2×

Narrative

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 The family live in Vancouver, Washington, and were in Kansas City to visit family members The driver of the semi-truck was identified as 39-year-old Eldar Skander of Chicago, Illinois, who sustained minor injuries.
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Claims (14 extracted, 2 hedged)

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. asserted
truck → kill → City
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. ' asserted
Office → drive → release
Luis and Samir were pronounced deceased at the scene, while Sorbalo died shortly after at Truman Medical Center, court documents showed. asserted
documents → pronounce → Center
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. uncertain
passengers → accord → documents
All three of them sustained serious injuries and were taken to the hospital. asserted
three → sustain → 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 The family live in Vancouver, Washington, and were in Kansas City to visit family members The driver of the semi-truck was identified as 39-year-old Eldar Skander of Chicago, Illinois, who sustained minor injuries. asserted
who → kill → injuries
Investigators found a tablet with the YouTube app open on it on the floor of the semi-truck, according to JCPO. uncertain
app → find → JCPO
The tablet had Velcro on the back, which matched the Velcro strip on the dashboard of the vehicle. asserted
which → have → vehicle
Skander faces three charges of first degree involuntary manslaughter. asserted
Skander → face → manslaughter
The Sorbalo family live in Vancouver, Washington, and were in Kansas City visiting Liviu's sister. asserted
family → live → sister
They were on their way to the airport for their flight back home, a family member told The Kansas City Star. asserted
member → tell → Star
A GoFundMe was organized to help cover the cost of transporting the bodies of Olga, Luis and Samir back home to Vancouver to be buried. asserted
GoFundMe → organize → Vancouver
'Liviu Sorbalo lost his beloved wife and two precious young children. asserted
Sorbalo → lose → wife
This heartbreaking loss has left their entire family, relatives, friends, and church community in deep sorrow,' the fundraiser reads. asserted
fundraiser → leave → sorrow
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