CCAR News

A passenger was trapped and killed Wednesday morning in a crash at Manning Avenue and James Road west of San Joaquin/\.

The collision between a white Ford F150 and white Chevy Silverado occurred just before 9:30 a.m. where Manning Avenue intersects with James Road and S. Calaveras Avenue, according to CHP dispatch records.

A 22-year-old riding a scooter sustained fatal injuries early Wednesday after he was struck by a mini-van and two big rigs on Highway 99 in Fresno.

A 34-year-old man driving a Dodge Caravan hit the 22-year-old scooter rider near Highway 99 northbound near the Fresno Street exit at about 12:45 a.m.

Two big rigs then struck the scooter rider. All the vehicles pulled over at the scene of the deadly crash.

A tractor trailer collided with a young driver Tuesday night pinning the victim in the wreckage on Interstate 5 near Bakersfield.

The tragic collision occurred at about 7:35 p.m. on the highway’s northbound lanes just north of the Twisselman Road exit, according to CHP dispatch logs.

The yet-to-be identified victim was driving a white Jetta, when it collided with a Tractor Trailer that initial reports indicate was hauling a step ramp – the low platforms can be used to load cars and other cargo. The impact sent debris exploding the interstate.

Efforts to free the young driver from the Jetta were to no avail, as 911 callers reported the victim was pinned in the vehicle and choking on blood.

The victims name has yet to be released by the coroner’s office. Check back with CCAR for updates about this tragedy and the latest information about deadly car crashes.

Kern County Firefighters raced to the scene of a head-on collision on a remote stretch of Highway 395 to save victims of a head-on crash that killed two people Sunday afternoon.

The deadly collision occurred on the northbound lanes of the 395 at about 1:45 p.m., when two vehicles- one silver and one maroon – collided, according to California Highway Patrol logs.

Two people were left trapped inside the wreckage a Nissan Juke that caught fire after the collision, according to CHP Dispatch Logs.

More than 30 minutes elapsed before Kern County Fire made it to the scene. The closest fire house, is about 19 miles from the remote crash site.

The California Highway Patrol collected both vehicles for evidence. The status of the person driving the other vehicle and which car was travelling in the wrong direction was not immediately available.

There has been recent reports of Nissan Jukes catching fire without being involved in a Collison.

Today’s wrong-way collision on Porter Ranch’s Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway resulted in two deaths and two injuries, according to authorities. 

 At the Tampa Avenue off-ramp on the westbound side of the freeway, the collision was reported around 4:25 a.m., California Highway Patrol reported on Sunday.

A semi-truck was struck by a dark-colored vehicle that was allegedly traveling east in the westbound lanes.  The car came to rest on the off-ramp embankment. 

At the scene, two people were identified as dead.  

According to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department, when paramedics were sent to the scene at 4:30 a.m., they hurried two other patients to nearby trauma clinics.

A Mercedes and BMW were driving the rural stretch of State Route 126 west of Buckhorn on Monday morning near Calvin Road when the two cars collided.

One of the vehicles caught fire, killing at least one person, according to CHP records.