BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was left with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car while crossing a street in downtown Bakersfield, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
Police said officers were dispatched to the intersection of 24th and Oak streets just before 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Officers arrived to find a man laying in the road with major injuries after being struck by a vehicle.
The man was then transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to BPD.
Police said the driver of the vehicle stayed on scene and cooperated with officers following the collision.
According to BPD, the vehicle was driving eastbound on 24th Street when it struck the man who was crossing southbound in the crosswalk.
Anyone with any information on this collision is asked to contact BPD at 661-327-7111.
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