BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A pedestrian is in the hospital after being struck by a truck on southbound Highway 99 near Panama Road Monday evening.
The California Highway Patrol said on Monday, September 21, 2026, at around 6:30 p.m., officers responded to a crash between a vehicle and pedestrian in the area of southbound Highway 99, just north of Panama Lane.
CHP said a preliminary investigation found that a Toyota pickup truck was driving in an unknown lane at an unknown speed southbound on Highway 99. At the same time, an unknown male pedestrian was on the freeway walking in an unknown direction…