FRESNO COUNTY, CA : Investigation underway after deadly crash in Clovis on Wednesday, 4th October 2023

California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a head-on crash that killed a driver in Clovis.

It happened at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday on eastbound Highway 168 just east of West Shepherd Avenue.

Officers say a 32-year-old man from Prather was driving eastbound in his Tesla Y.

A 59-year-old man also from Prather was driving his Chevrolet pickup westbound 168 when for reasons unknown, the Tesla lost control of his vehicle.

The Tesla veered into the westbound lane and collided head-on with the pickup truck.

The Tesla caught fire upon impact and was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.

The driver of the Tesla was pronounced dead at the scene.

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