Sacramento man among two killed in head-on collision in Madera County
Two people were killed Thursday in a two-vehicle, head-on collision near Valley Children’s Hospital north of Fresno.
The crash happened at 6:45 a.m. at Avenue 9, just east of Avenue 40½, in Madera County, the California Highway Patrol reported.
CHP spokesman Javier Ruvalcaba said the driver of a black Honda Civic was traveling east on Avenue 9 when for unknown reasons drifted into the westbound lane, past the double yellow lines and collided head-on with a Toyota Corolla that was going west.
The driver of the Civic — identified as a 28-year-old Sacramento resident — was pronounced dead at the scene and a passenger in the Toyota Corolla — a 67-year-old resident of Clovis — was taken to Valley Children’s, where he died.
The two people inside the Corolla were taken to the hospital with major injuries.
The driver of the Civic was not wearing a seat belt, Ruvalcaba said.
Alcohol or drugs do not appear to be a factor in the collision.
This story was originally published December 23, 2022 at 11:21 AM with the headline "Sacramento man among two killed in head-on collision in Madera County."
