A Fillmore man was killed instantly in a traffic collision on Tuesday, August 4th, near Piru. Adrian Cervantes was driving westbound near Hopper Canyon Road, Highway 126 when he entered the eastbound lane, colliding with a water tanker. The accident took place at 1:15 p.m.; traffic was impacted from both east and westbound lanes. VC Air Squad 9 was called in but was released when Cervantes was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver of the water tanker, Robin Meyer, 60 of Fresno, received minor injuries.