The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened at about 3:07 a.m.at Bear Mountain Boulevard and Old River Road.
Bakersfield, CA – The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the 29-year-old man killed when his vehicle collided with a semi-truck trailer at an intersection in Bakersfield early Friday morning.
The victim was identified as Angad Singh, 29, of Bakersfield. Singh was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened at about 3:07 a.m.at Bear Mountain Boulevard and Old River Road.
According to CHP’s preliminary investigation, Singh was driving a 2025 Mercedes-Benz sedan northbound on Old River Road at an unknown speed when he entered the intersection and struck the trailer being pulled by a westbound 2018 Freightliner semi-truck. The truck driver, a 40-year-old Bakersfield man, had stopped at the stop sign before proceeding onto Bear Mountain Boulevard.
The Mercedes-Benz driver sustained fatal injuries in the collision. The semi-truck driver was not hurt.
CHP said investigators have not determined whether alcohol or drugs were contributing factors. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.