On November 22, 2023, a vehicle exploded at the Rainbow Bridge, a US-Canada border crossing near Niagara Falls, killing two people
. The victims were identified as Kurt P. Villani and his wife Monica Villani, both 53 years old and residents of Grand Island, New York
. The car was attempting to enter Canada from the United States when it sped toward a checkpoint, crashed into a fence, and erupted into a fireball
. The explosion led to the closure of four border crossings between the US and Canada in New York state
. Within hours, investigators had ruled out that the car had been carrying explosives or was connected to terrorism
. The cause of the crash is still under investigation
