Massive Vehicle Pileup on Southern California Highway Leaves 2 Dead, 9 Injured, Authorities Say

Massive Vehicle Pileup on Southern California Highway Leaves 2 Dead, 9 Injured, Authorities Say
The Interstate 5 near Old River Road in Bakersfield, Calif., in February 2021. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—A crash involving dozens of vehicles along a foggy stretch of California’s Interstate 5 in southern California has left two people dead and nine others injured.

The pileup involving 35 cars happened around 7:30 a.m. Saturday west of Bakersfield, according to authorities. Kern County Fire Department spokesman Jim Calhoun told reporters that visibility was roughly 10 feet when crews arrived to the “chaotic” scene.