At least one person is hurt after a crash in southwest Bakersfield Thursday morning.

According to the Bakersfield Police Department, a crash was reported just after 6 a.m. on Panama Lane near Ashe Road. 

A red Challenger struck a power pole and the driver was taken to a hospital.

There was slowing on the westbound lanes of Panama Lane while officers investigated the crash.

No word on the extent of the injuries or how many people were involved.