Major Injury Crash Involves Pickup Truck into Power Pole

Bakersfield, Kern County, CA: A crash victim suffered major injuries and was trapped after colliding with a pole Tuesday night in the city of Bakersfield.

The crash occurred approximately 9 p.m., Dec. 27, on South Union Avenue near Pacheco Road involving a pickup truck into a wooden power pole that destroyed the passenger compartment and front end of the truck.

The occupant trapped inside the truck sustained major injuries as a result of the crash and was extricated by firefighters then transported to a nearby hospital.

The cause of the collision was not immediately known.

Alexander Rodarte, Video Journalist / KNN