{"id":303810,"date":"2026-05-07T05:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/303810\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:15:28","slug":"21-year-old-man-dead-after-solo-vehicle-ends-in-orchards-near-delano-municipal-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/303810\/","title":{"rendered":"21-year-old man dead after solo-vehicle ends in orchards near Delano Municipal Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A 21-year-old Delano man died after CHP says he lost control of his truck, crashed into trees, and was ejected from the vehicle on Woollomes Avenue early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

The California Highway Patrol said on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at around 7:48 a.m., officers were called to a crash in the 31100 block of Woollomes Avenue, near Browning Road.<\/p>\n

When officers arrived on scene, they found a body of a man involved in a solo-vehicle crash.<\/p>\n

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At least one person died after a vehicle crashed into the orchards near the Delano Municipal Airport Wednesday morning. PHOTO: KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n

CHP said a Chevy Silverado was traveling westbound on Woollomes Avenue at a high rate of speed. For unknown reasons, the driver lost control of the truck and hit a series of trees in the orchard, according to CHP.<\/p>\n

CHP said the driver was unrestrained and ejected from the truck. The driver, identified as a 21-year-old Delano man, died.<\/p>\n

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A 21-year-old Delano man died after CHP says he lost control of his truck, crashed into trees, and was ejected from the vehicle on Woollomes Avenue early Wednesday morning. PHOTO: KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n

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