A woman was airlifted and two children were hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Millerton Road and Auberry Road near Friant on Thursday afternoon, October 15, 2026, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers responded to the crash at approximately 12:45 p.m. in the Fresno County community. Emergency crews arrived at the scene and found significant damage to both vehicles, with one of them having been sent into a ditch near the intersection. The woman driving the sedan sustained major injuries and was airlifted to a hospital, while the two children who were passengers in her vehicle were transported to Valley Children's Hospital.

The CHP's investigation revealed that a sedan traveling south on Auberry Road collided with a pickup truck that was attempting to make a left turn at the intersection of Millerton and Auberry roads. The impact sent the sedan, driven by an unidentified woman with two minors as her passengers, into a nearby ditch. The adult male driver of the pickup truck had a child in a car seat in the back of the vehicle. Neither the pickup driver nor the child passenger was injured in the crash. Both vehicles were described as totaled by responding crews, and two tow trucks were requested to clear the wreckage from the scene.

The identity of the woman who was airlifted has not been released. CHP investigators have not stated whether drugs or alcohol may have contributed to this crash, and no information has been released about what specifically led to the collision. The intersection of Millerton Road and Auberry Road was closed for a period while crews worked the scene and investigated. A separate fatal collision involving two elderly women also took place at or near this same intersection in July 2026, highlighting the location's history of serious crashes. The investigation remains ongoing.

The crash at Millerton and Auberry roads serves as a reminder of the dangers facing motorists at rural intersections throughout Fresno County, where higher speeds and limited traffic controls can increase the severity of collisions. Left-turn crashes at intersections are among the most common types of traffic collisions in the Central Valley, and investigators typically examine right-of-way, speed, and visibility when determining the cause. Motorists traveling through the Friant area are encouraged to approach intersections with caution, reduce speed, and remain alert for turning vehicles. Anyone with information about Thursday afternoon's collision is asked to contact the California Highway Patrol.