One Killed, Five Injured after Vehicle Struck from Behind by Semi-Truck on Interstate 5

Quick Facts

Where: Interstate 5, in Fresno, CA

What Happened: A semi-truck driver failed to stop, slamming into the rear of a 2011 Subaru Outback

Participants:

• Driver, 2025 Volvo Semi-Truck
• Passenger, 2025 Volvo Semi-Truck
• Driver, 2011 Subaru Outback
• Five Passengers, 2011 Subaru Outback
• Driver, 2023 Freightliner Semi-Truck

Reported Injuries/Fatalities:

• Passenger, 2011 Subaru, Fatality
• Other Five Subaru Occupants, Undisclosed Injuries

Details

A passenger of a 2011 Subaru Outback was killed Monday, December 2, 2024, when the vehicle was struck by a 2025 Volvo semi-truck. The four other passengers, as well as the driver, received undisclosed injuries from the collision after the Volvo semi-truck driver failed to slow down. California Highway Patrol reports that the Volvo made no attempts to stop or slow down before crashing into the rear of the Subaru, pushing the vehicle forward into the back of a Freightliner semi-truck stopped in front of it.

The 24-year-old passenger as pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel.