BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A multi-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of Highway 58 left one person dead and another injured on Thurs, Mar 2.
According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the driver of a 2016 Kenworth semi-truck did not see traffic stopped ahead of him and crashed into a 2001 GMC Sierra pick-up truck, as well as several other vehicles, for "unknown reasons at this time" shortly before 3:46 p.m. on Highway 58 at H Street.
The semi-truck driver and the driver of the pickup were both taken to Kern Medical Center. The pick-up driver died at the hospital from his injuries. The driver of the semi-truck is currently being treated for major injuries.
The CHP said that drugs and alcohol were not a factor in this crash. The crash resulted in two westbound lanes of Highway 58 being closed in that area until 11 p.m. that night.
