Authorities are scrambling to extinguish a large fire, possibly involving a gasoline tanker truck, in the area of Highway 99 and Applegate Road, authorities have confirmed. Officials have described the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Debris fire damages city truck
Debris being carried by a Merced city refuse truck caught on fire Thursday, damaging the vehicle but causing no injuries, officials said. The truck had been loaded with debris collected … Click to Continue »
Read More »Truck ends up on its side in Merced crash
Three cars collided shortly after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2017, near M Street and Rambler Road in Merced, sending a truck onto its side. No injuries were reported, police said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cycling group goes down in “chain reaction” after clipped by truck on Snelling ride
Three cyclists were taken to the hospital Thursday after a Mariposa man driving a Dodge Ram swiped them on Snelling Road, the California Highway Patrol reported. Just before 6 p.m., … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cyclist temporarily trapped under truck after collision on R Street
A collision between a pickup truck and a wrong-way bicyclist Tuesday led one man to suffer minor injuries, Merced police said. A woman driving a white Ford F-150 was turning … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos man killed when hit by a truck near a mudslide
The California Highway Patrol says a worker who was run over and killed by a dump truck while clearing a Northern California mudslide was a 54-year-old man from Los Banos. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos truck driver survives tragic collision in Kern County
Investigators are looking for answers in a fiery crash last week involving a Los Banos truck driver that killed two people —including a 2-year-old boy — in Kern County. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Truck crash Highway 99 in Merced County
A tractor-trailer truck has overturned on southbound Highway 99 near Livingston, an area of highway that has been the scene of several fatal crashes in recent months. bcalix@mercedsunstar.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Newman man killed in collision with truck
A Newman man died Thursday evening west of Gustine after the vehicle he was driving ran a stop sign and collided with a tractor-trailer truck, which crashed into a power … Click to Continue »
Read More »Train strikes pickup truck in Winton, at least one person killed
At least one person was killed Friday when a train struck a vehicle in the area of Winton Way and Santa Fe Drive, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Three killed when Amtrak train hit pickup truck identified
All three men were from Madera … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mail Truck Taken on Joy Ride in Southeast Fresno
Fresno police officers say a mail carrier’s truck was stolen this afternoon near Sussex and 11th and taken on a joy ride. According to police, the mail carrier parked the truck and went to deliver mail. When the carrier returned 30 minutes later, the truck was gone. …
Read More »Porterville Mourning Loss of Toddler Hit By Mail Truck
Porterville Police say a toddler has died after being hit by a United States Postal Service truck delivering mail in a neighborhood. The parents of 18 month old T.J. Treviño who was the victim of the accident Friday afternoon say they are in need of community support to get through …
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