Head-on collision on Hwy 59 kills man and woman in Merced County, CHP says
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- CHP reported a fatal two-vehicle crash Sunday night on Highway 59 in Merced.
- Both drivers, a 28-year-old woman and 29-year-old man, died at the scene.
- Authorities continue investigating the cause of the head-on collision.
Two people were killed Sunday night following a crash in Merced County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The two-vehicle collision happened just after 11 p.m. on Highway 59, south of Washington Road.
CHP said a 28-year-old woman from Atwater was driving a 2019 Toyota Camry southbound on Highway 59, south of Washington Road. A 29-year-old San Jose man was driving a 2016 Toyota Camry northbound on Highway 59.
For unknown reasons, Susana Esquivel allowed her Camry to traverse to the left, across the painted broken center line and entered the northbound lane directly in the path of the other driver, identified as Tyler Jackson.
Esquivel and Jackson were pronounced dead.
The crash is under investigation.
