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MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 6-year-old miss and a 15-year-old lad died, and 4 others were injured aft a van crashed with a large rig Saturday evening, the California Highway Patrol announced.
At astir 6 p.m. officers responded to a study of a two-vehicle collision adjacent Road 24 and Avenue 7, westbound of Ripperdan.
Investigators reported a large rig hauling 2 trailers was headed westbound connected Avenue 7 conscionable arsenic a van, with 5 occupants, was headed southbound connected Road 24, approaching a halt sign.
For reasons yet to beryllium determined, CHP says the operator of the van ran the halt motion and entered the roadworthy straight successful the way of the oncoming large rig. The van was broadsided, and 2 victims, a 6-year-old miss and a 15-year-old boy, were ejected.
Officers reported the lad sustained fatal injuries connected scene, whereas the miss sustained large injuries and was transported to Valley Children's Hospital earlier she was pronounced deceased.
Investigators study the 3 different adults successful the van, on with the operator of the large rig, were transported to a section infirmary with mean to large injuries.
CHP does not fishy intoxicant oregon drugs to beryllium a origin successful the collision.
The 2 children person not been officially identified.
