2 men killed in head-on motorcycle crash in Pixley

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Two men riding offroad motorcycles towards each other, without helmets, collided head-on and died aboriginal Friday greeting successful Pixley, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Around 12:38 a.m., officers responded to a clang connected Market Street southbound of Court Avenue. 

Deputies from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department arrived astatine the country of the crash, according to CHP, and discovered 2 dormant men lying successful the roadway. 

Investigators accidental 2 men were riding offroad motorcycles towards each other, without helmets, and crashed head-on. Both riders died astatine the scene. 

“No household should endure specified a tragic loss, and we grieve with them arsenic we proceed our work to support the public,” said Visalia Area Commander Captain Scott Goddard. “We inquire everyone to deterioration a helmet portion riding a motorcycle. Helmets tin alteration the likelihood of superior caput injuries, traumatic encephalon injuries, and adjacent death. Together, we tin marque a difference.”

CHP said the depletion of intoxicant is suspected to person contributed to the origin of the crash.