2 killed, including child, in Tulare County crash

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Friday, June 16, 2017
2 killed, including child, in Tulare County crash
According to California Highway Patrol, a 3-year-old girl and her father were killed after their car was hit by a farm truck in Tulare County.

TULARE COUNTY (KFSN) -- According to California Highway Patrol, a 3-year-old girl and her father were killed after their car was hit by a farm truck in Tulare County.

According to the CHP, around 8:00 Thursday night a Nissan traveling north on Road 64 came to a stop sign at Highway 201 East of Kingsburg. The Nissan proceeded into the intersection where they were hit by a farm truck coming from Reedley.

Authorities said the car took out a utility pole and the truck and car came to rest in a nearby vineyard.

The driver of the Nissan, the girl's mother, was injured and taken to CRMC. The passenger, a 23-year-old male and the father of the girl, was pronounced dead at the scene. The three-year-old girl was in the backseat and was transported to Kaweah Delta where she was pronounced dead.

Authorities said the driver of the truck was not injured.

CHP said the truck did not have a stop sign.

Stay with Action News for more on this developing story.