FRESNO, CA : Father and daughter killed in crash in Fresno County on Tuesday, 30th January 2024

The two people who were killed in a crash involving a semi-truck in Fresno County have been identified as 50-year-old Rogelio Avila and his daughter, 20-year-old Yessenia Avila.

Just before 8 am, near Chestnut and Annandale avenues, Rogelio and Yessenia's pickup truck ran into a big rig, getting pinned underneath.

Authorities say Yessenia was a student at Fresno Pacific University and that Rogelio was driving her to class.

"I'm literally lost for words. This is such a shock to me and my whole family, how one day he's so happy, and then the next day he's gone," said Hector Lugo, Rogelio's brother.

Tuesday afternoon, one by one, family members started to arrive at the crash site, trying to make sense of the tragedy.

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