[02-04-2023] Tulare County, CA – One Person Killed After Multi-Vehicle Collision near Lindsay

Authorities reported that one person was killed after a multi-vehicle collision near Lindsay in Tulare County on Saturday evening, February 04, 2023.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the fatal crash occurred at about 6:00 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 65 and Avenue 244.

The number of vehicles involved and the circumstances leading to the crash is currently unknown, but authorities said one person was killed and their car was discovered pinned between other vehicles.

No further information on other possible injuries was immediately available as the investigation continued.

Highway 65 between Avenue 242 and 256 was closed, and detours were put in place.

Fatal Multi-Vehicle Accident Statistics

3,847 persons were killed in automobile accidents in California in 2020, according to statistics. 2,260 individuals (or 59%) were killed in single-vehicle accidents, while 1,587 people (or 41%) were killed in collisions involving two or more vehicles. 1,378 died in cars (36%), 674 died in pickups and SUVs (18%), 25 died in big trucks (1%), 539 died on motorcycles (14%), 986 died as pedestrians (26%), and 129 died on bicycles (3%).

Multiple-vehicle accidents were responsible for 41% of all road deaths in the United States in 2020, according to an alternate analysis. While only nearly half of the total was attributed to two or more vehicles, this crash type was responsible for 77% of injuries, 71% of injury crashes, and 72% of all accidents. In 2020, over 8,000 people were killed or wounded in angle-collision car accidents.

A “multi-vehicle crash” describes an incident in which three or more vehicles are involved in an accident. Across the United States in 2010, more than 13,000 people were killed in accidents involving four or more vehicles, according to data published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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