22-year-old man killed, 2 injured near Meadow Lakes 

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 22-year-old antheral who was not wearing his seatbelt died aft crashing into a histrion aboriginal Wednesday greeting near Meadow Lakes, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP says the clang happened astir 1:45 a.m. connected Auberry Road adjacent Beal Fire Road. 

Fire officials with the Auberry Volunteer Fire Department accidental that the victims were trapped successful the conveyance and had to beryllium rescued aft going down a 200-foot embankment.

Auberry Road and Beal Fire Road

CHP investigators accidental a Toyota T100 pickup motortruck driven by a 21-year-old antheral from Clovis was incapable to negociate a curve, causing the Toyota to question disconnected the roadway and collide with a tree.

The operator and a 22-year-old who was a close beforehand passenger, some wearing spot belts, sustained mean to large injuries. 

A 22-year-old man, who was seated successful the close rear and was not wearing a spot belt, suffered captious injuries and died astatine the scene, CHP said.

The operator was transported by crushed ambulance to Clovis Community Medical Center, portion the close beforehand rider was airlifted by Skylife to Community Regional Medical Center with large injuries. 

One of the victims told occurrence officials they were successful the country looking astatine meteor showers.