Airik Flores Killed in Kings County Collision on Highway 41 near Quebec Avenue
Kings County, California (September 16, 2022) – Airik Flores, 19, of Kettleman City, has been identified as one of three people killed in a head-on collision that happened in Kings County on Sunday night, the California Highway Patrol said.
The incident took place on Highway 41 north of Quebec Avenue at about 7 p.m. on September 11.
According to CHP, Flores was driving a 2018 Honda Accord southbound on Highway 41 when he tried to pass another vehicle by drifting into the northbound side and collided head-on with an oncoming 2006 Honda Odyssey van.
The impact pushed both vehicles off the side of the roadway and into a ditch.
Flores and a child in the van, identified as Jose Molina Jr., 5, of Kettleman City, were both pronounced deceased at the scene.
The woman driving the van and three other children in her car were taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where one of the children, Aleida Ayala, 8, of Kettleman City, was pronounced deceased.
The hospitalized parties reportedly had major injuries.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Original Story
King City, California (September 12, 2022) – Two people including a child were killed in a car crash on Sunday evening in Kettleman City, King City.
The double-fatal crash happened at around 7 p.m. on Highway 41 near Quebec Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A 19-year-old man from Lemoore was driving a Honda Accord sedan northbound on Highway 41 when he drifted across the double yellow line and collided head-on with a southbound Honda Odyssey minivan.
The unidentified driver of the Honda Accord was killed in the crash.
Woman, 3 Children Injured in Collision on Highway 41 in Kettleman City
One of the four children in the van was killed in the accident
The 29-year-old woman from Kettleman City and the three children were injured in the accident and were transported to Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno.
Highway 41 between Stratford and Kettleman City was shut down to allow multiple Life Flight helicopters to land at the scene.
More details about the accident were not provided.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
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