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MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Eight radical are dormant successful a horrific Madera County clang that's leaving relatives overwhelmed with grief.
Here's everything we cognize astir the deadly crash, including GoFundMe's for the clang victims:
What happened?
The California Highway Patrol says the head-on clang happened aft 6 a.m. Friday, February connected Avenue 7, westbound of Road 22 successful Madera
Officers accidental a van and pick-up motortruck crashed head-on.
Seven radical successful the van died, and 1 idiosyncratic died successful the truck.
Officers accidental the van had farmworkers wrong and was headed to Lion Farms to work.
The lone subsister successful the van was taken to the infirmary with large injuries but is expected to recover.
Officers accidental astir of the radical successful the van were not wearing seatbelts.
All farmworkers wrong the van resided successful Kerman.
Who died successful the crash?
The pursuing is the existent database of confirmed identities of those killed successful the head-on crash. They were identified either by household members oregon the California Highway Patrol:
Who survived the crash?
Family has identified the sole subsister of the clang arsenic Benito Perez Mundo.
"It's a horrific day," said Ramon Espino, Mundo's father-in-law, successful an interrogation with Univision 21 Friday night.
Mundo is presently astatine Community Regional Medical Center recovering and being treated for his large injuries.
How the assemblage is supporting
Multiple assemblage leaders person spoken retired offering their enactment and condolences to the victim's families.
Kerman City Mayor Maria Pacheco successful a connection to Action News said successful part:
"On behalf of our full community, I widen our deepest condolences and heartfelt prayers to the families and loved ones of the victims during this incredibly hard time. This heartbreaking incidental serves arsenic a stark reminder of the fragility of beingness and the value of information measures portion connected the road. I impulse everyone to prioritize information by fastening spot belts and adhering to velocity limits. These elemental actions tin marque a important quality successful preventing accidents and redeeming lives."
FUERZA, a section assemblage group, is looking to scope retired and link with the families.
Luz Cabrera with FUERZA said they're moving to supply enactment for the families, either by helping with paperwork oregon providing transportation.
"We assistance arsenic an advocate, a dependable for them to benignant of scope out," said Cabrera.
The Mexican consulate was besides connected the country Friday offering help, and galore of the household members accidental their extremity is to get their loved one's bodies backmost to Mexico.
GoFundMe's person besides been created for the victims of the crash.
To enactment the GoFundMe for Alfredo Morales, click here.
