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Justin Vanmeter, 21, Rhonda Shackelford, 20, and Serena Guadarrama, 18, killed, and two injured in collision between Conservation Corps van and tractor trailer near Reedley,California

Modified Date: 
Tue, 02/02/2016 - 7:10pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

3 Conservation Corps members killed in car crash near Fresno

The office says a supervisor and two other crew members were hospitalized after the Tuesday accident. California Highway Patrol spokesman Axel Reyes tells the Fresno Bee (http://bit.ly/1P52nL9) the van the group was riding stopped at an intersection but then pulled in front of a big rig pulling two trailers and was broadsided. Reyes says the big rig driver was not injured. Gov. Jerry Brown extended condolences to the families of the three corps members who were killed and said Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff in their honor.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Special Circumstances - Commercial Vehicle
People Involved: 
Justin Vanmeter
Rhonda Shackelford
Serena Guadarrama
City: 
Reedley, CA
County: 
Fresno County, CA
Area: 
Fresno-Visalia, CA

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