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Two people were killed after a crash with a big rig on Tuesday afternoon at Interstate 5 and Highway 140 in Gustine, California.
The crash took place when a Las Vegas couple was driving a 2011 Hyundai Sonata northbound on Interstate 5 and had stopped at the stop sign to Highway 140 off ramp before getting hit by a 2020 Peterbelt, driven by a 40-year-old identified as Brett Cico.
Both occupants of the Hyundai were pronounced dead at the scene.
Their identities haven’t been released.
The victims included a 68-year-old male driver from Las Vegas and his passenger was a 66-year-old woman, also from Las Vegas.
The crash was reported at 2:11 p.m.
Everybody involved was wearing their seat belts.
California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
