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Bakersfield police arrest man for hit-and-run accident on Union Avenue

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UPDATE (Feb. 8, 2017, 9:13 a.m.): 45-year-old Gabriel Parr was arrested for his involvement in yesterday's hit and run on Union Avenue near Planz Road.

Parr was driving a green pick-up truck that hit a BARC van and dislodged a trailer before fleeing the scene.

He was arrested for hit and run causing injury and insufficient strength.

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UPDATE (Feb. 7, 2017, 11:05 a.m.): A green pick-up heading south on Union Avenue near Planz Road dislodged a trailer, which crossed the center divider and hit a BARC van with two employees on board, before fleeing the scene.

The van then hit a fence and road signs in front of Rick's Recycling on Union.

The two adult males in the van were transported to the hospital with moderate injuries.

Vehicles have been towed from the scene.

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Traffic is slow on Union Avenue after a crash near Planz Road on February 7, 2017.

According to California Highway Patrol, a dark green or black pick-up truck crashed into a silver mini van. A trailer is now blocking one of the lanes.

According to the Bakersfield Police Department, this is a hit-and-run incident. The suspect vehicle is described as a late 1990s to early 2000s dark green or black pick-up truck. The vehicle was last seen going southbound on Union Avenue.

BPD says the suspect is a Hispanic male in his thirties or forties.

Moderate injuries have been reported.

This story is developing.

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