Man killed in head-on crash with dump truck in Merced County, CHP says

Man killed in head-on crash with dump truck in Merced County, CHP says

Officers say a man was driving a Ford Fusion when his car crossed over and crashed head-on with a dump truck.

One Dead After Head-On Crash on Highway 59 in Merced County

One person was killed early Tuesday morning in a head-on collision on Highway 59 south of Oakdale Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported around 6:21 a.m. and initially believed to involve four vehicles, but officers determined it was a two-vehicle collision between a 2012 Ford Fusion and a 2026 Western dump truck. Investigators said an adult male driving the Ford southbound for unknown reasons crossed into the n…