A 17-year-old Fresno girl sustained major injuries Monday afternoon when the car she was riding in was sandwiched by two Cal Fire trucks on southbound Highway 41 north of Shaw Avenue, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The collision took place about 12:40 p.m. as a 1996 Nissan Maxima driven by the girl's mother, Patricia Dircio-Pellez, 38, of Fresno, was between the two Cal Fire trucks. The leading truck stopped for slowing traffic ahead, but the second truck did not slow in time and ran into the back of the Nissan, the CHP said. The impact pushed the Nissan into the back of the leading truck.
Dircio-Pellez sustained minor injuries and another daughter, Mireya Montes, 18, of Fresno sustained moderate injures. The 17-year-old's injuries were described as non-life threatening. All three were taken to Community Regional Medical Center.
No one in the trucks was hurt.
The collision is under investigation.
Traffic on southbound Highway 41 north of Shaw Avenue was backed up for miles for two hours.
