MERCED COUNTY, CA : 2 dead, 3 injured after head-on crash on Hwy 99 in Merced County on Thursday, 23rd November 2023

Cellphone video shows the blaze on the side of Highway 99 in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving in Merced County.

The California Highway Patrol said two people died as a result of this car crash. A 22-year-old man from Modesto was driving a Hyundai on the wrong side of the freeway.

"We had reports, multiple reports of a wrong-way driver traveling northbound and southbound lanes of state Route 99," said CHP Officer, Eric Zuniga.

CHP said he drove about two miles before he collided with another vehicle. The SUV he crashed into flipped over and caught fire.

Video from SKYVIEW 30 shows the area where it happened and the intensity of the flames.

The 22-year-old driving the wrong way and a 30-year-old woman who was the front passenger in the SUV died as a result of the crash.

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