Kalia Emani Bess Death and Obituary, Victim Identified as Fresno Woman in Fatal Highway 41 Crash Along Madera Ranchos
A Fresno woman was identified on Friday September 16, 2022, as the victim of a fatal head-on collision near the Madera Ranchos, the Madera County Coroner’s Office said. Highway 41 was closed down for about three hours after the crash near Avenue 15 at about 8:15 a.m. Thursday that killed a 23-year-old woman, according to the California Highway Patrol.
She was identified as Kalia Emani Bess of Fresno, the coroner’s office confirmed. Bess was driving a 2017 Toyota Corolla north on Highway 41 where the lanes consolidate down to a two-lane highway, CHP said.
A 42-year-old Fresno man was also headed north in a 2017 Dodge Ram truck when the truck and Corolla collided, CHP said. The crash sent the Corolla into the southbound lane directly into a 2008 BMW. The Corolla and BMW collided and the Toyota overturned, CHP said.
Bess died in the crash and a 59-year-old Oakhurst woman driving the BMW suffered major injuries. She was taken to Community Regional Medical Center.
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