COLUMBUS, OH. (THECOUNT) — Albert Abaka-Sampson and his wife, Helena, have been identified as the victims in a double-fatal crash in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday morning.
Albert, 62, and Helena, 60, were both killed in an SUV crash involving a big-rig on Interstate 270 in Columbus on Tuesday.
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According to Columbus police, Albert was operating an SUV on I-270 near I-71 in Columbus, when they were rear-ended by a tractor-trailer around 8 a.m. Tuesday.
The couple were pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.
The trucker was uninjured in the crash.
An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.
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