Head-on collision with semi-truck ends in flames

A head-on collision between a semi-truck and a Dodge Caliber ended in flames as one man was transported to the hospital with major injuries on Tuesday south of Reedley.

The collision happened around 5:30 p.m. on Avenue 416 west of Road 56. Nicholas McCarty, 20, of Reedley, was westbound on Avenue 416 when for an unknown reason his car veered into the oncoming lane of a semi-truck, the California Highway Patrol said.

The driver of the semi, Isabel Soto-Colin, 46, of El Paso, Texas, was able to escape from the truck before it burst into flames.

Soto-Colin was uninjured, but McCarty was airlifted to Community Regional Medical Center with major injuries.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

This story was originally published April 27, 2016 at 11:53 AM with the headline "Head-on collision with semi-truck ends in flames."