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A truck lost one of its two trailers Wednesday morning and crashed, starting a fire along Highway 99 in Madera County, the California Highway Patrol reported. The trailer detached on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Truck fire closes down Merced County highway
Westbound traffic in both lanes was shut down for 30 to 45 minutes before Calfire-Merced County firefighters brought the fire under control, Wilson said. CHP then opened up the left lane as firefighters continued to put out smoke and embers. The male driver reported that he was on his way …
Read More »Truck fire closes westbound 152 lanes east of Los Banos
A tractor-trailer fire closed both westbound lanes of Highway 152 just before noon Tuesday, west of the Highway 59 interchange. No one was injured in the fire, California Highway Patrol … Click to Continue »
Read More »Buisnesses in Atwater take a hit after tanker truck explosion
After the tanker truck explosion occurred last week in Atwater, businesses in the area are seeing a decline in sales because the freeway exit is still closed. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Businesses in Atwater take a hit after tanker truck explosion
Some businesses in Atwater are seeing a decline in sales since a tanker-truck explosion occurred last week in the area of Applegate Road and Highway 99. The popualr exit off … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man killed when truck hits power pole in Turlock
Authorities are investigating a fatal car accident in Turlock. The accident was reported at 2:29 p.m. A truck hit a power pole, completely shearing it off. Turlock Irrigation District employees … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fiery truck crash closes highways 99 and 152
Cell phone video by Chrislyn Curtin shows smoke and flames at the interchange of Highway 152 and Highway 99 where a truck driving west onto Highway 152 from Highway 99 overturned, exploded and started a fire. The voice you hear is that of Chrislyn’s grandmother Linda Anderson, who was driving. …
Read More »Truck driver killed in crash identified; cleanup and repairs begin on Bell Lane
The driver killed Tuesday in a fiery tanker-truck explosion was a 57-year-old Hughson man, the Merced County Coroner’s Office confirmed. Kamkyo Ramon Gnotsavath, 57, was headed to the Arco gas … Click to Continue »
Read More »Video taken seconds after tanker truck crash
Video credit: Jeanine Jaroszek … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver killed in truck explosion in Atwater
The driver of a truck was killed after it exploded while exiting Highway 99 in Atwater on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver killed when tanker truck crashes and catches fire near Applegate Road and Highway 99 in Atwater
The driver of a tanker truck full of gasoline died according to the California Highway Patrol, when his vehicle overturned and caught fire near Applegate Road and Highway 99 in Atwater, Calif., on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Truck explodes in Atwater
A truck continues to burn in Atwater after it exploded on Applegate Road on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Truck nearly extinguished in Atwater
Crews have mostly contained the flames on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. … Click to Continue »
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