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MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - There were aggregate collisions and cars that spun retired successful Merced Wednesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP says connected Wednesday night, officers responded to aggregate spin-outs and postulation collisions aft hail unexpectedly covered the roads.
According to CHP, though hail is uncommon successful the area, it serves arsenic a reminder that upwind conditions tin alteration successful an instant.
CHP posted connected societal media, 2 videos astir incidents they responded to.
In 1 video, 2 cars tin beryllium seen connected the broadside of the road towards the dirt. One is facing the other absorption from the freeway and the different is seen with their exigency lights on.
In the different video, an SUV different conveyance tin beryllium seen towards the near broadside facing the other broadside of traffic.
CHP says erstwhile the roads are slick, dilatory down and summation the pursuing region from the car successful front. They besides accidental abrupt braking oregon crisp turns tin origin radical to suffer control, particularly connected icy oregon hail-covered pavement.
CHP ever reminds radical to crook connected their headlights, support a steadfast grip connected the instrumentality and debar utilizing cruise power successful bedewed oregon icy conditions.
