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Corrine Palacios, 16, Christina Bautista Dalton, 35, and Maria Acevedo Cisneros, 48, killed, and five injured in rollover van crash on State Route 152 in Merced County, California

Modified Date: 
Thu, 06/25/2015 - 6:23am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, June 20, 2015

3 farm workers killed, 5 hurt in van crash in California

Authorities say three farmworkers were killed and five others hospitalized after a van overturned on a Central California highway. Lopez said the van was heading east on the highway between Los Banos and Chowchilla when it drifted off the roadway. Jesse Lopez said the victims were riding in a Chevrolet van, returning from a day of working in the fields, when the crash occurred on State Route 152 in Merced County. The cause of the crash was under investigation.

3 dead, 5 injured in Merced County crash

Franco; Antonia Sandoval, 62; a 17-year-old boy; a 16-year-old girl; and an unidentified woman were taken to area hospitals. Officers said it appeared that only the 17-year-old was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.  

3 farmworkers killed in Merced County crash identified

Officers confirmed that six people were ejected from the van, including the three women who died at the scene.  
Three people died at the scene and five were taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries. The CHP said at least one of the survivors appeared to have major injuries.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death

After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?

Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.

Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover
People Involved: 
Enrique Franco
Antonia Sandoval
Corrine Palacios
Christina Bautista Dalton
Maria Acevedo Cisneros
Roadway: 
State Route 152
County: 
Merced County, CA
Area: 
Fresno-Visalia, CA

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