BAKERSFIELD, CA – A pedestrian was killed on Highway 178 in Bakersfield after being hit by a semi-truck on Monday morning, KGET reports.
The accident occurred around 10:15 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of 178 near Union Avenue. When police arrived the victim was lying in the middle lane and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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No information is available on the cause of the accident or why the man was on the highway.
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