The California Highway Patrol says it happened just before 4 am on Highway 99 south of Drive 92B, between Visalia and Tulare.
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Officers say the man driving a Kia was trying to pass a semi-truck when he crashed into multiple barrels filled with water and then hit the truck.
The man was declared dead at the scene.
The semi-truck driver stopped following the crash.
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He was not hurt.
Officers have not identified the man killed.
It is not known if drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.