Woman killed in crash involving semi-truck in Merced

Saturday, December 5, 2020
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Traffic is reopened on a stretch of Highway 99 in Merced after a woman died in a crash involving a semi-truck.

Officers say a woman in her 40s rear-ended a semi-truck just before 3 am Saturday on Highway 99 near Mission Avenue.
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When she pulled over and got out on the roadside to check for damage to her car, another oncoming semi-truck sideswiped her car, which then hit and killed her.

Another woman was inside the victim's car and she is being treated for her injuries at the hospital.
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The cause of this deadly crash is still under investigation.
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