Seven Die After Car Crosses Median

A car crossed a highway median during heavy rain and smashed into a tractor-trailer, killing seven people. All six people inside the car were killed. The truck driver died as well. “It basically disintegrated,” state police 1st Sgt. Joe Peters said of the two-door Honda. Shards of metal littering Interstate 81 were all that remained of the car, he said. The collision happened shortly after 5 p.m. near Buchanan, a few miles outside of Roanoke in southwestern Virginia. Police said the Honda was trying to pass another vehicle when it began to skid and lose control. The car was hit broadside and the truck, which was hauling diesel fuel, overturned.