REGION — Freezing rain brought numerous accidents and at least two fatalities on January 18.

Pablo Pons, 34, of Honesdale was ejected from his vehicle in a pile-up with at least 15 other vehicles on I-84 near Milford, PA. Police said that after Pons was thrown from his car, he was stuck by a tractor trailer and killed.

Pons owned the Arthur Avenue Deli. His wife and 12-year-old son were also in the vehicle when the accident occurred. The son was critically injured and died the next day from his injuries. Pablo’s wife Maria Pons escaped with less serious injuries. State police said that none of the victims was wearing a seatbelt.

The incident occurred at about 10 a.m., and after the accident traffic was stopped on the interstate highway until about 4 p.m., causing an extensive back-up.

Others involved in the accident were also injured and taken to hospitals. Some of the vehicles involved in the accident were left on the road until the next day.

In another fatal accident, police say a 24-year-old Montgomery, NY man was killed after driving the wrong way in the westbound lanes of Route 17 in the Town of Mamkating at about 9:25 p.m. on the evening of January 18. State troopers say Nicholas Kay was killed as the result of a head-on collision just east of Exit 113. The other driver suffered injuries, but they were not life-threatening, and he was transported to a hospital by helicopter.

In another incident, this one near Parksville, NY, a Coach USA bus driver was ejected from the bus on Route 17B near exit 98. The driver was seriously injured and was taken to Catskill Regional Medical Center in critical condition. The incident occurred in the late afternoon.

The bus was not carrying any passengers at the time, and police say icy road conditions and excessive speed were factors in the accident.