Bakersfield, CA – One Person Killed in Head-On Crash on Wheeler Ridge Road

A responding officer confirmed one fatality inside a vehicle involved in the collision

Bakersfield, CA. – At least one person was killed in a head-on collision involving two vehicles Friday evening on Wheeler Ridge Road near Creekside in Bakersfield.

The crash was reported at approximately 6:43 p.m. in the 3700 block of Wheeler Ridge Road.

According to the CHP, a gray SUV and another vehicle collided head-on. Both vehicles came to rest in the northbound and southbound lanes after the crash.

At 7:25 p.m., a responding officer confirmed one fatality inside a vehicle involved in the collision. The identity of the victim was not immediately released.

Two tow trucks were requested to remove the damaged vehicles, and southbound traffic was blocked while emergency crews worked at the scene.

The circumstances leading to the crash remain under investigation.