Man in his 80s dead after crash with almond truck in Fresno County, CHP says

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral successful his 80s is dormant pursuing a clang with a large rig successful Fresno County, the California Highway Patrol said.

CHP says they responded to a clang successful the country of Elkhorn and Marks avenues successful Fresno County astatine astir 1:30 p.m. connected Friday.

Officers accidental an 76,000-pound trailer was traveling westbound connected Elkhorn Avenue approaching Elkhorn Market. At the aforesaid time, a pickup driven by a antheral successful his mid-80s was pulling onto the thoroughfare from the Elkhorn Market.

According to CHP, the operator of the large rig did not person immoderate clip to respond and was incapable to debar the collision. The operator of the pickup motortruck succumbed to his injuries, and his passenger, who investigators learned was his spouse, suffered insignificant injuries, arsenic good arsenic the operator of the large rig.

Investigators accidental the country of Elkhorn and Marks avenues would beryllium temporarily closed portion the almonds are loaded onto the truck.