One dead, another injured after head-on crash in Merced County

Wednesday, January 11, 2023
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A head-on crash left one person dead and another injured in Merced County on Wednesday afternoon.

The crash happened around 3:30 pm in the area of Highway 165 and Westside Boulevard.
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Officials with the California Highway Patrol say a driver lost control, veered into the opposite lane, and crashed head-on into a vehicle.

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Investigators say the driver of the second vehicle was killed in the crash.

The other driver was taken to a local hospital in an unknown condition.
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Officers say it was raining at the time of the crash, but the cause is still under investigation.



Drugs or alcohol are not believed to have been involved.
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