BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Two people were rescued after a crash near Shafter Monday night.
The Kern County Fire Department responded to a call Monday night, at around 5:55 p.m., for a vehicle in a canal near Lerdo Highway and Scaroni Avenue.
KCFD said when they arrived, they found two vehicles had crashed with one partially submerged in the canal.
Good Samaritans were helping a person who was trapped stay above the surface of the water.
Firefighters were able to free one person who was trapped inside the vehicle.
Crews then used the jaws of life and other tools to rescue a second person who was also trapped.
Both were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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The Kern County Fire Department thanks the bystanders who were able to help.