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Man dies in crash after colliding with tree above the Kern River

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A man died on Saturday night after his vehicle veered off of Highway 178.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident happened just after 7 p.m. Saturday along the 178.

The car hit a guardrail, went down a mountain and eventually collided into a tree above the Kern River.

A man's body was found near the scene and he was pronounced dead shortly after.

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