A man was killed and two others were critically injured when two cars collided in a head-on crash in Loudoun County.
Virginia State Police said 36-year-old Satish Mallavaram, of Ashburn, was killed when his Toyota Yaris swerved into opposing traffic and struck a Toyota Forerunner head-on on Route 9 near Route 287. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The two people in the Forerunner, 48-year-old Anna Castro and 39-year-old Jose Castro-Rivas, both of Vienna, were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
According to a witness Mallavaram was using a handheld electronic device just prior to the crash, police said.
The crash happened at about 6:40 p.m. Sunday.
