Woman killed in fiery crash involving big rig in Merced County, CHP says

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The California Highway Patrol is revealing caller details connected a deadly clang that happened successful Merced County.

Officers were called retired to Highway 140 adjacent Arboleda Drive astatine astir 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

They accidental a 31-year-old pistillate from Le Grand was driving a Honda astatine a precocious complaint of velocity eastbound connected Highway 140.

Eyewitnesses told officers the pistillate was trying to walk slower vehicles by driving successful the westbound lanes, wherever a large rig was besides headed her way.

That's erstwhile authorities accidental the pistillate abruptly swerved to the close to debar a head-on crash, causing her to suffer control.

The semi past deed her car, which past caught connected fire.

Good Samaritans tried to propulsion the pistillate retired of the Honda, but she ended up dying astatine the scene.

The semi operator was hospitalized with mean injuries.