Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Henry Miller Avenue in Los Banos, California.
What Happened: A trailer allegedly broke free of the flatbed truck and slammed into a car.
Participants:
- Driver of car
- Driver of second car
- Driver of flatbed truck
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of car, 38, killed
Details:
On or about Sunday, July 4th, 2021, an accident between a car and a flatbed truck towing a trailer left a 38-year-old woman dead. Troopers from the CHP said the accident was reported along Henry Miller Avenue in Los Banos, California.
Deputies from the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said one as-of-yet unidentified 38-year-old woman was killed when her car was allegedly hit by a wooden trailer that broke free from the back of a flatbed truck while she was driving west on Henry Miller Avenue. After the initial collision, the woman’s car was struck by a second car. Emergency responders rushed the woman to a nearby hospital where she died of her injuries a short time after her arrival.
According to Google Maps, Henry Miller Avenue runs east and west along the northern edge of Los Banos.
Police are still working to pin down all the factors that may have contributed to the accident.