RIPPERDAN, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A six-year-old girl, a 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl were killed after a van ran a stop sign and crashed into a big rig Saturday evening. There’s a lot of shock and sadness from folks in Ripperdan. In fact, most already knew the news.
6-year-old girl among 3 kids killed in Madera County crash
“I was home watching the television and the news report came out and you know, it’s a sad thing to see. Family members lose their life like that. That always makes you pretty sad,” Firebaugh resident David Melendez said.
Three kids ages 6, 15 and 17 were killed after a big rig crashed into a van that ran a stop sign Saturday night.
“Honestly, a lot of accidents happen here and tragic ones too. If you drive down the roads, you see a lot of crosses. So it happens very often,” Melendez admitted…