Both Sanchez and Ceja were traveling in a red Mitsubishi that ran a posted stop sign at the intersection of De Wolf and North Avenues and collided with a pickup truck.
Sanger, CA – The man and woman who were killed in a two-vehicle traffic collision at an intersection near Sanger have been identified by the Fresno County Coroner's Office as 30-year-old Lizbeth Sanchez and 38-year-old Santiago Martinez Ceja, both from Los Banos.
Both Sanchez and Ceja were traveling in a red Mitsubishi that ran a posted stop sign at the intersection of De Wolf and North Avenues and collided with a pickup truck. Two other people in the pickup truck were hospitalized with moderate injuries.
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Fresno County, CA: – Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Fresno County Thursday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The deadly crash happened at about 2:10 p.m. May 16, 2024, at the intersection of De Wolf and North Avenues near Sanger.
According to the CHP, a Mitsubishi was heading northbound on De Wolf approaching a posted stop sign at the intersection with North Avenue.
At the same time, a Chevrolet Silverado truck was heading eastbound on North approaching the intersection with De Wolf, and had the right-of-way.
Reportedly, the Mitsubishi ran the stop sign and drove directly into the path of the Chevrolet truck and the two vehicles collided.
Two people – a man and a woman – in the Mitsubishi sustained fatal injuries and were declared dead at the scene, as per the CHP.
Two people in the truck were transported to Community Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries.
No additional details were provided.
The crash remains under investigation.
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