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KERMAN, Calif. (KFSN) -- Family members proceed to mourn the nonaccomplishment of the 8 radical who died successful a horrific clang connected Friday greeting successful Madera County.
A memorial present increasing wherever that deadly clang happened. People were placing flowers and candles connected the agelong of roadworthy wherever the deadly clang happened. Seven of the men were from farmworkers from Kerman. They were connected the mode to enactment astatine Lion Farms successful Firebaugh.
Hector Orozco, Juvenal Jacobo Talvera, Alfredo Morales Sanchez are among respective of the farmworkers who died successful the crash. Benito Perez Mundo is the sole subsister of the crash. He is presently warring for his beingness aft sustaining large injuries successful the crash.
CHP identified the operator of the pick-up motortruck arsenic 78-year-old Robert Kovar of Auberry. The bureau continues to analyse what led up to that deadly crash, but it could instrumentality a portion for them to portion unneurotic what happened.
"We privation to bash what's close and marque a bully investigation," said Officer Javier Ruvalcaba, the spokesperson for CHP Madera. "We privation to beryllium thorough. We privation to marque definite we person each the pieces of the puzzle."
This tragic mishap is bringing the assemblage together. Friday's clang not lone rocked the Kerman assemblage but besides the AG community. Kerman metropolis leaders and FUERZA, a section assemblage group, are looking to scope retired and link with the families.
Luz Cabrera with FUERZA said they're moving to supply enactment for the families, either with helping with paperwork oregon providing transportation.
"We assistance arsenic an advocate, a dependable for them to benignant of scope out," said Cabrera.
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Kerman Mayor Maria Pacheco comes from a household of farmworkers. She said Friday's clang hits hard for her.
"We're a assemblage of ag," said Mayor Pacheco, "it decidedly affects each of us. You cognize immoderate benignant of lawsuit similar this that happens successful a tight, knit assemblage similar Kerman affects each of us."
A vigil is besides successful the works to assistance the assemblage grieve and heal together.
"So the household tin cognize that Kerman arsenic a community, FUERZA is present for them," said Cabrera, "and that they person our support."
"We're truly atrocious that they're going done this but we are lasting on beardown with them."
Kerman Mayor Maria Pacheco
On Sunday, a fundraiser volition beryllium held astatine 592 N Madera Avenue successful Kerman. The wealth volition beryllium utilized to bring Alfredo and Victor home. It volition besides spell towards supporting the household of Benito.
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