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Failed intersection stop leads to fatality

Accident scene at foggy intersection with police and emergency vehicles responding.
A fatality occurred after a failed stop at this intersection, prompting emergency response on a foggy morning.

Merced Communications Center received a call of a crash involving two vehicles, at the intersection of Avenue 25 and Road 9. CHP Madera Area officers responded to the scene Tuesday morning at about 5 a.m.

A 39-year-old woman from Chowchilla was driving a gray 2014 Nissan Altima, traveling southbound on Road 9, approaching the intersection at Avenue 25.

A 58-year-old man, also from Chowchilla, was driving a gold 1996 Toyota Tacoma, traveling westbound on Avenue 25, approaching Road 9.

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