Man killed after 2 semi-trucks collide on Highway 99 in Madera County

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A antheral has died aft 2 semi-trucks collided connected a road successful Madera County connected Thursday afternoon.

It happened conscionable aft noon connected Highway 99 North betwixt Avenue 9 and 12 erstwhile postulation was dense connected the roadway.

The unit of the interaction sent a bluish pickup motortruck crashing down from the hauler.

The CHP says the semi with the hauler attached had pulled implicit to the close enarthrosis of the 99 and got retired of his vehicle.

Then for an chartless reason, officers accidental different large rig operator went to the side, hitting the hauler.

The operator of that hauler was recovered underneath the bluish pickup and died astatine the scene.

The different large rig operator was not wounded and is cooperating with the investigation.