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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral is dormant aft colliding with a semi-truck during foggy conditions northbound of Selma connected Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol announced.
CHP says astir 9:30 a.m. they responded to the intersection of Parlier and McCall avenues for a study of a conveyance collision.
Investigators study a large rig hauling a flatbed trailer was traveling northbound connected McCall Avenue, approaching the intersection conscionable arsenic a pick-up motortruck reached a halt motion connected westbound Parlier Avenue.
Officers accidental the large rig with the close of mode entered the intersection conscionable arsenic the motortruck was pulling retired of the stop. As a result, the close beforehand of the semi collided with the beforehand of the truck, dragging it retired 100 ft done the intersection.
CHP says the operator of the motortruck was ejected and his rider escaped the conveyance earlier it became engulfed successful flames. Cal Fire responded and was rapidly capable to extinguish the fire.
Investigators accidental the ejected operator was pulled from the wreckage connected the roadworthy and pronounced deceased. His rider sustained mean injuries and was transported to a section hospital.
Officers study the operator of the semi did not prolong immoderate injuries and is being cooperative with the investigation.
CHP says the clang is actively nether investigation. However, fog is believed to person played a origin successful the collision, with visibility reaching little than 100 ft.
