Body found in fiery crash near Merced
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A person was killed in a fiery crash just outside of Merced early Saturday morning, the Merced County Sheriff's Office announced. Deputies say they responded to a reported collision near the on-ramp to Campus Parkway from Highway 140 around 3:30 a.m. Responding units reported a vehicle had collided with a fixed object and was fully engulfed in flames. After the fire was extinguished, a body was found inside the vehicle. Upon further investigation, deputies say additional information received indicated that a person associated with the vehicle was recently reported missing. Detectives are actively working with the coroner's office to determine the identity of the decedent.
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