Overnight Fresno County Accident Claims Life

By KSEE News

October 8, 2012 Updated Oct 8, 2012 at 6:42 PM PDT

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident between a tanker truck full of diesel fuel and a passenger car.

Officers say the accident happened Sunday night near Jensen and West Avenues, when the driver of a car lost control and swerved into the way of an oncoming truck.

The passenger of the car was killed, the car's driver was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries.

A hazmat crew was called out to clean up the spill of about 70 gallons of diesel fuel.

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