2 dead after head-on crash with wrong-way driver in Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Two men died successful a head-on clang Sunday nighttime successful Fresno County, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP reported responding astatine astir 8:40 p.m. to a clang involving 2 vehicles, a Lexus and a Honda, connected Highway 33 conscionable southbound of Highway 198.

Officers accidental a antheral was driving a Lexus connected Highway 33, conscionable southbound of Highway 198, going northbound successful the southbound lane astatine a precocious complaint of speed. At the aforesaid time, a Honda sedan was going southbound connected the southbound Highway 33.

According to the CHP, the Honda was incapable to debar a collision with the Lexus, resulting successful a head-on clang betwixt the 2 vehicles. The unit of the interaction caused the operator of the Honda to beryllium ejected from the conveyance and was aboriginal pronounced dormant connected the scene. 

After the crash, the Lexus sedan was wholly engulfed successful flames, trapping the operator inside. The operator of the Lexus was besides pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

The identities of those killed successful the clang person not been officially released.