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Two-car crash shuts down Santa Fe Avenue during Merced morning commute

Eastbound Santa Fe Avenue was blocked at Avenue 2 early Friday, and Avenue 2 was closed at Gurr Road, the CHP said.

By Staff

A dark Kia sedan with its front end smashed sits in the road beside scattered debris as a CHP officer walks past at dawn. A gray sedan, a CHP SUV with flashing lights and a Merced County Fire Department truck are behind it, near a railroad crossing.
CHP Merced photo

A two-vehicle crash blocked eastbound Santa Fe Avenue at Avenue 2, northwest of Merced, during the morning commute Friday, Nov. 13, the California Highway Patrol said.

CHP Merced first posted about the crash at 6:25 a.m. and said emergency crews were at the scene. By 6:35 a.m., eastbound Santa Fe Avenue was blocked, and Avenue 2 was also closed at Gurr Road, the CHP said. Officers asked drivers to avoid the area, use other routes and slow down near the crash.

A photo the CHP shared shows a sedan with its front end crushed and debris across the road, with a CHP SUV and a Merced County Fire Department truck at the scene.

As of late Friday morning, the CHP hadn’t said whether anyone was hurt, what caused the crash or when the roads reopened. This story will be updated when more information is available.

Sources: CHP Merced posts on X, Nov. 13, 2026.

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