1 person dead following head-on crash in Merced County, CHP says

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- One person is dead following a head-on crash in Merced County.

California Highway Patrol officers responded to a reported head-on crash on Highway 59 and Rahilly Road just after 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.
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Officers say a box truck was driving northbound on Highway 59 when the driver of an SUV going southbound went into the path of the box truck.

Both vehicles collided head-on, killing the SUV driver.

It's unknown why the SUV driver went onto the northbound lanes.
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Highway 59 is closed at this time and you're asked to avoid the area.

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