BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is dead after being hit by a truck Sunday in east Bakersfield, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

Police said at 1:20 p.m. officers received reports of a man with injuries as a result of a crash in the area of East California and Union avenues.

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Investigation showed a woman was driving a gray pickup truck on eastbound East California Avenue when the vehicle left the roadway and struck the man along with a fence.

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He was transported to a hospital but later died due to his injuries.

Impairment does not seem to be a factor in the crash, according to BPD.

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