One person was killed and another received injuries following a head-on collision Monday afternoon in Kern County.
As per the initial information, the fatal car accident took place at around 12:22 p.m. on S Lake Road, just east of Gardner Field Road. The preliminary reports showed that an Acura SUV and a Chevrolet pickup truck were involved in the collision.
The reports also revealed that an Acura SUV was going east on S Lake Road and a Chevy pickup truck was traveling west on the same road when the vehicles collided with each other. The Acura driver succumbed to their injuries at the scene.
The pickup truck driver had a broken leg and was taken to the hospital. Officials did not find any sign that either driver applied the brakes before the wreck. The identities of the victims have not been released. No other details are available.
An investigation is ongoing.
March 30, 2022
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