Ray McCullough Jr., 43, Mike Tunohun, 51, and Paul Nicholas Nesbit, 57, dead, several injured in passenger van crash in Atka in Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Three dead in passenger van crash in Atka in Aleutian Island chain
Troopers will be traveling to the remote village on Wednesday to continue the investigation.
The names of the injured and deceased is being withheld at this time, pending notification of their families.
Atka is a fishing village of 68 people located 1,200 miles southwest of Anchorage and 350 miles west of Unalaska.
3 die in crash of passenger van on remote Alaska island
Troopers say the van was carrying nine people in the village of Atka (AT-kah) when it crashed.
Several others in the van were injured. They were transported to Adak (AY-dak) on a nearby island and were to be flown Wednesday to Anchorage.
3 dead, 6 medevaced after rollover crash in Aleutian village of Atka
The Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association (APICDA) issued a statement late Tuesday evening, stating the victims of the crash were all employees of Atka Pride Seafoods.
Van rollover in Atka kills 3 fish plant workers, injures 6
Troopers said Wednesday that they did not know the extent of the injuries suffered by the survivors. They identified the three men killed as 43-year-old Ray McCullough Jr., 51-year-old Mike Tunohun and 57-year-old Paul Nicholas Nesbit.
Driver charged with manslaughter, assault, DUI for rollover crash that killed 3
Alaska State Troopers have identified the driver as 28-year-old Sonny Iloilo. An arrest warrant has been issued for Iloilo on manslaughter, first degree assault and driving under the influence, troopers wrote in a Monday dispatch.
“Speed, impairment of the driver and not utilizing seatbelts are factors in the fatal collision,” troopers wrote.
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