BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two people were killed and speed and impairment may be factors in a rollover collision Tuesday evening in south Bakersfield, police said.
The crash was reported just after 5 p.m. near the intersection of East Pacheco and Cottonwood roads, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
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Investigators said two people in a Dodge pickup were traveling southbound along Cottonwood Road near East Pacheco Road. A witnesses told police the driver of the pickup truck was using a dirt shoulder of the roadway to pass other drivers when the pickup truck driver lost control and overturned the truck.
The driver and a passenger in the truck were ejected and suffered severe injuries. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, another was taken to a nearby hospital where they were pronounced dead.
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“Unsafe speed and impairment appear to be factors in the collision,” the department said in a statement.