The first collision was reported at about 6:02 p.m. on June 21 and happened at the intersection of Baker Street and Sumner Street.
Bakersfield, CA – One person was killed and two others were injured in two successive collisions that occurred in east Bakersfield Saturday evening, according to a Bakersfield Police Department report.
The first collision was reported at about 6:02 p.m. on June 21 and happened at the intersection of Baker Street and Sumner Street.
As BPD officers responded to the crash, they received additional reports of a second crash at the intersection of Baker and Niles streets.
Officers responding to Baker Street and Sumner Street found a man down in the roadway with critical injuries. The man was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
At Baker Street and Niles Street, responding officers located two damaged vehicles, fully engulfed in flames.
One of the drivers, a man, was pronounced deceased at the scene. His name was not immediately released.
The surviving driver, also a man, was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
Bakersfield Police Department said a driver was heading northbound on Baker Street when he struck the pedestrian at the intersection with Sumner Street, and fled the scene, leaving the male pedestrian with life-threatening injuries.
The man drove northbound at a high rate of speed, ran a red light at the intersection of Baker and Niles, and struck a vehicle traveling westbound, killing the driver.
No additional information was provided.
The incident is under investigation.