The fatal Bakersfield crash happened around 5:22 a.m. Friday on Copus Road just west of Old River Road.
Bakersfield, CA – Three people were killed and four others were injured after a two-vehicle crash on Copus Road in Bakersfield early Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The fatal Bakersfield crash happened around 5:22 a.m. Friday on Copus Road just west of Old River Road.
According to the CHP, the collision involved a blue Honda Odyssey and a silver Nissan Sentra. The circumstances of the crash, including how the two vehicles collided and their directions of travel, were not immediately provided.
Three people were pronounced dead at the scene. Four additional people were taken to hospitals, three with minor injuries and one with major injuries. The identities of those killed and injured were not released.
No arrests were reported in the information provided.
The cause of the collision was not immediately released by the CHP. The investigation remains ongoing.
The fatal crash remains under investigation as CHP investigators work to determine the circumstances surrounding the two-vehicle collision.