A tractor-trailer crash on I-81 in Virginia killed three, including a 2-year-old, on Dec. 23, 2025.

A tractor-trailer crashed into a stopped minivan on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County, Virginia, on Monday, December 23, 2025, killing three people, including a 2-year-old child. The 2014 Volvo tractor-trailer, driven by 58-year-old El Hadji Karamoko Quattara, struck the 2025 Honda Odyssey on the right shoulder near mile marker 145. Three adults and three children were in the minivan; three died, including the toddler, while three others were hospitalized. Quattara was charged with reckless driving, with additional charges pending. Authorities are investigating the cause, but no details have been released. The victims were from Charlotte, North Carolina.