Catastrophic Injury Crash in Atwater, Merced County

Deadly Accident leads to Catastrophic Injury

At around 7:49 a.m. this morning, CHP officers received a call about a catastrophic injury collision, near the intersection of Fox and Bellevue Road in Atwater, Merced County. Two vehicles have been identified in the collision and one motorist is described to have suffered a catastrophic injury and required immediate hospitalization.

The motorist’s specific injuries were not released and no details regarding the accident have been reported. What has been confirmed however, is the Pacific Gas and Electric Company was called to investigate a damaged power pole at the scene of the accident. Further details on what led to this dangerous collision are being investigated.