Bakersfield motocyclist dies after collision into pick-up truck

CHP: Man was air lifted to hospital

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Posted: 02/07/2013
Last Updated: 133 days ago

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A man is dead after his motorcycle crashed into a pick-up truck on Tuesday afternoon.

On Feb. 5, at about 3 p.m., the California Highway Patrol said they went to SR-178, just east of Lower Richbar regarding a car crash.

Officials said that they discovered that 64-year-old Johnny Richard Rankin's motorcycle collided head-on with a pick-up truck.

The CHP said Rankin was air lifted to Kern Medical Center where he died from his injuries.

 

 

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