18-Year-Old Killed After Car Plunges Into Fresno County Canal

One person died after a car crashed into a canal in Fresno County on Wednesday, March 22, fire officials said.

Fresno County firefighters responded to a report of a car in the canal near Herndon and Madsen Avenues, east of Clovis, at about 6:15 pm on Wednesday. A total of four people were inside the vehicle, they said, and three were able to escape to safety.

The fourth person was found dead when the car was removed from the water, Cal Fire said. The Freson Bee said the dead was an 18-year-old male. Credit: Cal Fire/Fresno County Fire via Storyful

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