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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Three radical were killed successful a deadly clang that led to a 90-acre occurrence connected I-5 adjacent Coalinga connected Thursday, according to Cal Fire and the California Highway Patrol.
CHP says they archetypal received a study of a clang connected June 19 successful the country of I-5, northbound of Highway 145, astatine astir 7:40 p.m.
Officials accidental a preliminary probe reveals the incidental began erstwhile a pistillate successful a Jeep Grand Cherokee was driving the incorrect way, going southbound connected northbound I-5.
At the aforesaid time, a operator and rider successful a inferior van were traveling successful the close absorption down the aforesaid lane connected northbound I-5. Travelling straight down the van successful a 2021 Toyota Venza was a 35-year-old operator and his passenger.
According to CHP, the Jeep and the inferior van crashed head-on, resulting successful some vehicles coming to remainder wrong the fig 1 lane, facing an easterly direction. The Toyota travelling down past collided with the close broadside of the inferior van.
CHP says each 3 vehicles instantly caught occurrence and were engulfed successful flames. The operator of the Jeep, on with the operator and rider of the inferior van, were incapable to exit their vehicles. All 3 radical were pronounced dormant astatine the scene.
The operator and the rider of the Toyota were capable to exit their conveyance with lone insignificant injuries.
The deadly collision led to a fire, aboriginal labeled arsenic the Coal Fire, that dispersed to adjacent vegetation. Fire crews accidental the occurrence burned astir 90 acres.
The collision and occurrence led to astatine slightest 4 hours' worthy of backed-up postulation successful the area.
The names of the victims person not been released. This is an ongoing investigation.
