Batavia police have now identified the victims in Monday’s fatal, multi-vehicle crash on Kirk Road in Batavia.
According to a press release, Violette Uwumuremyi, 50, and Anastasie Nyiramanyenzi, 58, both of the 800 block of South Lake Street, Aurora, were killed when their Ford Taurus hit a tractor semi-trailer setting off a chain of collisions that ended with their car coming to rest on its roof.
Uwumuremyi was the driver and Nyiramanyenzi was the passenger, according to the release.
Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
The police also provided further details on the specifics of the incident.
The Ford Taurus driven by Uwumuremyi was headed northbound in the outside curb lane on North Kirk Road shortly after 1:30 p.m. March 21.
Just south of Giese Road, the Taurus made a lane change in front of an semi-truck pulling a trailer. The Taurus’ rear driver side struck the front passenger side of the truck, causing the Taurus to lose control. The Taurus then entered the southbound lane, where it struck a southbound black Volkswagen Jetta and began to roll. The Taurus was then immediately struck by a silver Ford Escape SUV that was traveling south behind the Jetta.
The Taurus landed on its roof after striking the rear of a fuel-carrying semi-trailer attached to another semi-truck that was southbound in the outside lane.
The Ford Escape lost control and struck the front end of a white Chevrolet Traverse that was northbound on South Kirk Road.
A 26-year-old Aurora woman and her 1-year-old child were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and were subsequently released.
The incident remains under investigation.
