A married couple has been identified as the victims of Wednesday’s fatal crash at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing, according to a press release from the Niagara Falls Police Department on Friday.
The individuals in the vehicle that ignited were revealed to be 53-year-old Kurt P. Villani and his wife, 53-year-old Monica Villani, both residents of Grand Island, New York.
The tragic incident, in which the vehicle collided and caught fire, is currently under investigation by the Niagara Falls Police Department’s crash management unit. As of now, no additional information about the specifics of the crash has been disclosed.
Footage capturing the event displays a white car traveling at a considerable speed, striking a median, and soaring into the air before ultimately crashing. Following the impact, both the vehicle and the border crossing booth erupted in flames, as revealed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
Reflecting on the nature of the incident, Governor Hochul remarked on Wednesday, “You actually had to look at and say, was this generated by AI because it was so surreal to see how high in the air this vehicle went. And then the crash and explosion and the fire.”
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