UPDATE (May 11): The pedestrian killed on Niles Street and Fairfax Road was identified.
Gina Rebecca Castaneda, 52, of Bakersfield, was hit by a semi-truck around 8:30 p.m. May 6 and pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said the truck left the scene following the collision.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A pedestrian has died after being struck by a semi-truck Friday night in east Bakersfield.
Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Niles Street and Fairfax Road at around 8:30 p.m., according to CHP’s Traffic Incident Information Page.
A pedestrian was reported struck by a semi-truck and pronounced dead at the scene. The truck left the scene following the collision.
Avoid the area if possible. CHP and Kern County sheriff’s deputies are at the scene.
