Person killed in rollover crash on I-5 in Merced County

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 2024 Subaru Outback with 5 occupants veered into a halfway divider successful Merced County, starring the operator to suffer power and overturn, which ended up sidesplitting 1 idiosyncratic Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP says that conscionable aft midnight, the Subaru Outback was traveling southbound connected Interstate 5, southbound of Highway 33. 

For an chartless reason, CHP says the operator of the Subaru made an unsafe turning question toward the halfway divider. 

The Subaru operator turned the car backmost toward the roadway and mislaid control. The Subaru past began to overturn and crashed into a barbed ligament fence.

According to CHP, the near rear rider of the Subaru died astatine the scene, and it appears the rider was not decently restrained. 

The operator suffered insignificant injuries, and the remaining 3 passengers suffered insignificant to large injuries.