CHP: Woman dead after Madera County big-rig crash

MADERA, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – A woman is dead following a head-on collision with a big rig in Madera County on Friday, officers say.

CHP says at around 5:30 a.m. a big rig being driven by a 39-year-old from Kerman was traveling westbound on Avenue 12 approaching Riverstone Boulevard. A 21-year-old man from Fresno was maroon Chrysler was traveling in the same direction ahead of the big rig and stopped to make a left turn onto Riverstone Boulevard.

CHP says for unknown reasons the big rig failed to stop, rear-ending the Chrysler and then crashing head-on with a white Nissan Altima being driven by a 31-year-old woman.

Officers say the woman driving the Nissan was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the maroon Chrysler was transported to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno for evaluation and treatment. The driver of the big rig sustained no injuries.

According to officers, neither drugs nor alcohol appear to be a factor in this crash.

The names of any of those involved in the crash have not been officially released.

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