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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Four radical were killed successful a postulation collision Friday night, and intoxicant and/or drugs are believed to beryllium a contributing factor, the California Highway Patrol said.
Just aft 10:30 p.m. Friday, officers were dispatched to a study of a clang astatine Floyd and Shaw Avenues, eastbound of Biola. They accidental they arrived to find a Ford Econoline van and a Nissan Altima had violently collided successful the intersection.
Investigators accidental the idiosyncratic driving the Ford was traveling southbound connected Floyd Avenue and had stopped astatine the halt motion astatine Shaw Avenue, but past proceeded into the intersection arsenic the Nissan traveled westbound connected Shaw Avenue.
That's erstwhile the 2 vehicles came into interaction with 1 another, causing them some to veer disconnected the roadway and onto the southwest enarthrosis of the intersection. Officers accidental the unit was truthful large that the clang ignited some vehicles connected fire.
Two antheral passengers successful the Altima, ages 32 and 35, were capable to self-extricate earlier their conveyance became engulfed successful flames. Both those men were treated for mean injuries astatine the scene.
The CHP says the operator and 1 of the Ford's passengers, arsenic good arsenic the operator and an further rider of the Nissan, each died of their injuries astatine the scene.
The California Highway Patrol is seeking the public’s assistance arsenic it gathers accusation astir the crash. Anyone with accusation is urged to interaction the Fresno-area CHP astatine (559) 262-0400.
