BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) \u2014 A minor who was driving a stolen vehicle died after being ejected in a crash on Highway 178 in Bakersfield Sunday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n
Two other minors who were also ejected from the vehicle remain in the hospital with severe injuries after the crash on eastbound Highway 178, west of Baker Street.<\/p>\n
The incident began just after 5:15 p.m. when Bakersfield police officers located a vehicle in the area of Flower and King streets that had been reported stolen, police said.<\/p>\n
The vehicle led officers on a pursuit that ended when police said it reached unsafe speeds as it approached the freeway.<\/p>\n
The vehicle then crashed into a guardrail on the eastbound lanes, ejecting all three occupants.<\/p>\n
Both the eastbound and westbound lanes of Highway 178 were closed for hours during the investigation but have since reopened.<\/p>\n
An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on the crash can call police at 661-327-7111.<\/p>\n
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