MERCED, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two men died over the weekend in a car crash that set off a series of collisions involving 16 cars in a foggy Central California highway.
California Highway Patrol Officer Moises Onsurez says two passengers were killed and the driver had major injuries after their pickup collided into the back of a milk truck before being hit by two other cars on Highway 59 on Saturday.
A second crash was reported in the same area as officers were responding to the first call. A short time later, a third and fourth collision were reported.
“After the fatal crash, a vehicle collided into stopped vehicles and the same thing happened in two other collisions,” he said.
