[03-01-2023] Kern County, CA – Elderly Woman Killed in Two-Vehicle Collision near Bakersfield

A 73-year-old woman was killed following a two-vehicle collision north of Bakersfield on Wednesday afternoon, March 01, 2023.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the fatal crash occurred at 3:42 p.m. on Highway 65 and Merle Haggard Drive near Meadows Field Airport.

The elderly woman, identified by the coroner officials as Maria A. of Bakersfield, was reportedly driving along the highway when she collided with another vehicle.

CHP officers discovered the victim. She was transported to Kern Medical, where she later succumbed to her serious injuries.

No further details were immediately available on what caused the crash and the other driver’s condition.

The investigation continues.

Fatal Two-Vehicle Accident Statistics

Automobile accidents are the number one cause of a disproportionate share of all unintentional deaths and injuries in the United States. Around two million people each year are killed and ten million are injured as a result of accidents all over the world.

After three years of decline, the National Safety Council reported an 8.3 percent increase in traffic-related fatalities in 2020. There were 39,107 fatalities in traffic accidents in the United States in 2019. There were 42,338 of them in 2020.

There were 3,847 fatalities due to traffic accidents reported in California in 2020. The majority of the fatalities, 2,260 (59%), occurred in single-car accidents, while 41%, or 1,587 deaths, occurred in multiple-vehicle crashes.

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