Crime & Safety

2 Killed In Central California Rollover Crash That Saw 4 People Ejected, CHP Says

This crash sent the smaller vehicle out of control, causing it to flip over. Three men and a woman who were in the Honda were ejected.

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January 2, 2026

Authorities say two people have died and several other people were injured in a Madera County crash involving a car that crashed into a big rig and rolled over.

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California Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before 11 a.m. at the intersection of Road 23 and Avenue 13, southwest of the city of Madera.

As a big rig, being driven by a 47-year-old Lodi resident, was approaching the intersection, a Honda CRV ran the stop sign and broadsided the trailer.

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