BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A 22-year-old McFarland man was killed on March 6 after his car rear-ended a semi-truck towing double trailers on Highway 43 south of Shafter, said coroner officials.
The Kern County coroner identified the driver as Angel Arron Miranda. The coroner said Miranda was driving on Highway 43 at about 4:53 a.m. when the crash happened.
California Highway Patrol officers were called Friday, March 6, 2026, to Highway 43 near Orange Street for a report of a two-vehicle crash involving a truck tractor and emergency personnel responding.
CHP said they found a man was driving a 2009 Toyota Corolla southbound on Highway 43, north of Orange Street, at an undetermined speed. A 42-year-old Shafter man was driving a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia southbound while towing double trailers at about 15 to 20 mph, directly ahead of the Toyota, CHP said.
The Toyota sustained major front-end damage and became fully engulfed, with the driver pinned inside, according to CHP.
Miranda died at the scene, authorities said.
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Both the northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 43 near Orange Street were closed for about two and a half hours.