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

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.

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.

Highway 59 is closed at this time and you're asked to avoid the area.

Stay with ABC30 for the latest details on this developing story.