Deadly accident on Highway 99 takes the lives of five people, including children
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Five people are dead from a car accident Saturday in the South Valley, according to California Highway Patrol in Bakersfield.
CHP confirmed three adults and two children were involved in the fatal crash, which involved only one vehicle. The driver was a male, the passenger was a female and there was another male passenger in the car. No ages or genders for the children were provided by CHP.
A minivan had traveled around 70 mph on northbound Highway 99 when it went off the roadway and struck a tree head-on, just south of Ninth Street in Delano, said CHP spokesman Robert Rodriguez.
A call came around 5 p.m. reporting the vehicle crash.
The cause of the crash has not been determined.
It’s unclear if those involved in the crash are related.
The vehicle was registered in Delano.
The driver was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and later had to be cut out of it.
A car seat, however, was found to be improperly installed, Rodriguez said.
Officers have not determined if drugs, alcohol or medical conditions were a factor of the accident.
This case is under investigation.
This story was originally published February 16, 2019 at 9:46 PM.