A man in his 30s died Friday after the van he was driving slammed into the back of a parked work truck, Fresno police said.
The man was driving north on Marks Avenue approaching Ashlan Avenue about 10:45 a.m. before the fatal collision, Sgt. Diana Trueba Vega said.
A roughly 30-foot work truck was parked on Marks, blocking the right lane, and had cones out around it, police said.
The van hit the rear of the parked truck, Trueba Vega said.
The motorist was taken to Community Regional Medical Center and died a short time later, police said.
A man was killed when the minivan he was driving slammed into a parked work truck, police said Friday, April 28, 2023. THADDEUS MILLER tmiller@fresnobee.com
A man was killed when the minivan he was driving slammed into a parked work truck, police said Friday, April 28, 2023. THADDEUS MILLER tmiller@fresnobee.com
A man was killed when the minivan he was driving slammed into a parked work truck, police said Friday, April 28, 2023. THADDEUS MILLER tmiller@fresnobee.com
Reporter Thaddeus Miller has covered cities in the central San Joaquin Valley since 2010, writing about everything from breaking news to government and police accountability. A native of Fresno, he joined The Fresno Bee in 2019 after time in Merced and Los Banos.