Five killed in Tioga County, NY crash identified

On June 28, 2020 at about 5:22 PM, the Tioga County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call of a two-vehicle collision on State Route 79 near the Broome County line in the Town of Richford. The investigation revealed that a 2018 Honda Pilot occupied by 5 people was traveling east on State Route 79 and passed a vehicle that was also traveling east. While traveling eastbound in the westbound lane and prior to completing the pass, the 2018 Honda Pilot struck a 2008 Toyota Tacoma occupied by two people head-on in the westbound lane. Of the five occupants of the 2018 Honda Pilot, three were pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash:

-           36-year-old Mohammad Nazir of Brooklyn, NY, operator of the vehicle

-           30-year-old Skandar S. Chaudhary of Brooklyn, NY, passenger

-           32-year-old Nasir Mahmood of Brooklyn, NY, passenger

One passenger of the Honda was transported by Maine Emergency Squad to Wilson Hospital where they remain in critical condition, and the final passenger was flown by Guthrie Air to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York where they remain in stable condition.

The two occupants of the 2008 Toyota Tacoma were pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash:

-           40-year-old Traci A. Baker of Richford, NY, operator of the vehicle

-           A 14-year-old juvenile, passenger.

The investigation is still ongoing and anyone with information concerning the crash is asked to contact the Tioga County Sheriff’s Office at 607-687-1010. The Tioga County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Broome County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, New York State Department of Transportation, Richford Fire Department, Maine Emergency Squad, Lisle Fire Department, and Guthrie Air.