A 2-year-old boy in the Chevrolet was taken to Valley Children's Hospital in for treatment

Merced Crash
Man Killed in Merced Crash on Canal School Road near Highway 33

, CA. – A 22-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision that left two people, including a two-year-old child, injured in Merced on Thursday evening.

The accident happened around 4:30 p.m. on Canal School Road, just north of Highway 33, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The man was driving a 2017 Nissan south on Canal School Road when it drifted into the opposite lanes and collided head-on with a 2002 Chevrolet.

The unidentified man was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the accident scene.

A 22-year-old woman riding in the Nissan and two adults in the Chevrolet were transported to the hospital for treatment.

A 2-year-old boy in the Chevrolet was taken to Valley Children's Hospital in Madera for treatment.

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.

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