Names of victims identified in Interstate 81 crash

Virginia State Police have released the names of the three people killed in a crash on Interstate 81 in Washington County, Virginia Tuesday evening. The Toyota's male driver, Abenezer D. Thewdros, 19, of Arlington, Va., and two male passengers, Abel N. Ayele, 19, of Arlington, Va., and Alemu S. Ameha, 25, of Alexandria, Va., all died at the scene. A third male passenger, Arketsadik Yilma, 19, of Alexandria, Va., was flown by Virginia State Police Med-Flight helicopter to Bristol Regional Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries. Officers said the crash happened when a Toyota car struck a tractor trailer in the shoulder of the southbound lanes.   The tractor trailer was parked due to a flat tire.   At the time of the crash Virginia State Police said the tractor trailer driver and passenger were walking back to the cab of the big rig when the car struck the back end of the 18-wheeler Neither the tractor-trailer driver nor his passenger was injured. crash remains under investigation. Alcohol does not appear to have been a factor in the crash.  Source ( WCYB.Com)