Major injuries reported in rollover crash on Highway 99 in Merced County
A truck left the roadway on northbound Highway 99 in Merced County and overturned multiple times on Thursday, throwing both the driver and a passenger from the cab, according to California Highway Patrol.
The 34-year-old man, who was driving, and 27-year-old woman were both thrown from the Ford F-150 when the truck went off the roadway near Le Grand Road and overturned about 3:40 p.m. Thursday, Sgt. Steven Lewis said.
Both suffered major injuries, according to the CHP, and it wasn’t immediately unclear which hospital they were taken to by helicopter.
This story was originally published August 16, 2018 at 5:02 PM.