5 Adults, One Child, Injured in Fresno County Crash on Hills Valley Road near Manning Avenue

6, Including Child, Hospitalized after Several People Trapped in Fresno County Collision

Fresno County, California: Six people, including a juvenile, were injured in a head-on collision that happened Sunday in Fresno County.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the wreck occurred around 7:50 p.m. on Hills Valley Road south of Manning Avenue.

A preliminary investigation revealed that Juan Aguilar, 34, of Cutler, was driving a Dodge Durango northbound on Hills Valley Road when, for an unknown reason, he veered into the southbound lane and collided head-on with a Nissan Titan occupied by five people.

Everyone involved got pinned in their vehicles but one passenger was able to self-extricate.

Emergency personnel responded and freed the victims.

The driver of the Titan and an 11-year-old girl were airlifted to local hospitals with major injuries.

Aguilar and a passenger from the Titan were transported by ground ambulance to a local hospital with major injuries.

Two other passengers in the Titan were also hospitalized with moderate injuries.

Authorities said Aguilar was arrested but did not give more details.

An investigation into the collision is ongoing.