Ammon News - Eight people died in a head-on car collision on a highway in Madera County, Calif., on Friday morning, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Madera spokesman Javier Ruvalcaba tells PEOPLE.

There were a total of nine adult males in the accident, and there is one sole survivor who suffered major injuries and was taken to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, per Ruvalcaba. The survivor is expected to recover.

The crash occurred around 6:15 a.m. on a two-lane highway, Avenue 7, which is west of Road 22. The fatal collision included a 2001 GMC Safari, which held eight passengers and crashed with a Chevrolet pickup truck, Ruvalcaba tells PEOPLE.

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