EXCLUSIVE: Dashcam footage captures moment of deadly Highway 99 pileup in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Action News has obtained dashcam footage from 1 operator who hardly avoided the deadly multi-vehicle pileup connected Highway 99 successful Fresno.

The video, uploaded to TikTok by @abdul.mateeen.momini a fewer days aft the crash, shows the foggy conditions betwixt North and Cedar avenues conscionable aft 9 a.m. Sunday.

As the car heads south, you tin spot the fog drifting crossed the road but the roadworthy up is inactive visible.

Suddenly, a dense spot astir eliminates immoderate presumption and successful the blink of an eye, the monolithic pile-up appears successful the mist.

The operator makes a split-second determination to narrowly debar the crash.

61-year-old Gustavo Villanueva Vargas of Fresno was killed, and his woman was severely injured.

Several others, including children, were taken to the infirmary with injuries.

Reports amusement 2 vehicles had initially slowed down, with respective others down them traveling faster.

Investigators accidental visibility was estimated to beryllium reduced to conscionable 10 to 15 feet astatine the clip of the crash.

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