FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Highway 168 in East Central Fresno is back open to drivers after an overnight crash that left a woman dead.
The highway patrol said a 26-year-old man driving a Hyundai lost control of his car about 11:30 Monday night on the 168 on-ramp at Shields going down an embankment. The car careened off the concrete center median and came to rest in the middle of the highway.
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Moments later, three other cars crashed into the first car.
A woman driving an Acura died at the scene. The man involved in the initial crash was hurt. He's being treated at the hospital and is expected to recover.
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The two other drivers were not hurt.
It's not known what caused him to lose control of the car.