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MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - An probe is underway aft 2 drivers died successful a collision aft a 3rd operator did not spot them clang aboriginal Saturday morning, Madera CHP announced.
After 3 a.m. July 17, officers responded to a reported clang connected Highway 145, conscionable southbound of Avenue 11 astatine Cottonwood Creek.
Investigators reported that a 49-year-old Fresno pistillate who was not wearing a seatbelt was headed southbound successful her reddish 2016 Jeep Cherokee connected Highway 145. At the sametime a 25-year-old North Fork antheral was traveling successful the other absorption successful a achromatic 2017 Subaru Crosstrek.
For reasons yet to beryllium determined, officers accidental the Jeep crossed into the northbound lane and collided head-on with the oncoming Subaru. Both vehicles sustained large harm and came to remainder wrong the postulation lanes, blacked out.
During this time, a 41-year-old Kerman antheral was traveling northbound connected Highway 145 and did not spot the crashed vehicles successful the postulation lanes, yet colliding with them.
Despite life-saving efforts, CHP says the Fresno pistillate and the North Fork antheral died astatine the scene. The Kerman antheral was not injured, and his car sustained insignificant damage.
The clang remains nether investigation.
