BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — UPDATE (DEC. 5 8:50 A.M.):A 52-year-old motorcyclist was killed after a crash on Ashe Road Monday night.
The California Highway Patrol said on December 4, 2023, at around 5:09 p.m., officers received a call of a crash between a motorcycle and a forklift that happened on Ashe Road south of Megaris Avenue.
CHP said a preliminary investigation found that a 59-year-old man was driving a Yale forklift and traveling southbound on Ashe Road south of Megaris Avenue.
According to CHP, a 52-year-old man was riding a Honda motorcycle and was traveling southbound on Ashe Road south of Megaris Avenue quickly approaching the forklift.
CHP said for unknown reasons, the rider ran into the rear of the Yale forklift causing him to be ejected from the motorcycle onto the roadway.
The rider died from his injuries on scene.
The driver of the forklift was not hurt.
CHP said it is unknown if alcohol and drug use were a factor in this crash.
CHP said it is unknown if alcohol and drug use were a factor in this crash.
California Highway Patrol is investigating a possible deadly crash involving a motorcyclist that crashed into a forklift in southwest Bakersfield Monday evening.
The crash happened at around 5:10 p.m. on Ashe Road, just north of Houghton Road.
CHP’s website reports that a motorcyclist was unconscious.
The Kern County coroner has been notified of the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — UPDATE (DEC. 5 8:50 A.M.):A 52-year-old motorcyclist was killed after a crash on Ashe Road Monday night.
The California Highway Patrol said on December 4, 2023, at around 5:09 p.m., officers received a call of a crash between a motorcycle and a forklift that happened on Ashe Road south of Megaris Avenue.
CHP said a preliminary investigation found that a 59-year-old man was driving a Yale forklift and traveling southbound on Ashe Road south of Megaris Avenue.
According to CHP, a 52-year-old man was riding a Honda motorcycle and was traveling southbound on Ashe Road south of Megaris Avenue quickly approaching the forklift.
CHP said for unknown reasons, the rider ran into the rear of the Yale forklift causing him to be ejected from the motorcycle onto the roadway.
The rider died from his injuries on scene.
The driver of the forklift was not hurt.
CHP said it is unknown if alcohol and drug use were a factor in this crash.
CHP said it is unknown if alcohol and drug use were a factor in this c
California Highway Patrol is investigating a possible deadly crash involving a motorcyclist that crashed into a forklift in southwest Bakersfield Monday evening.
The crash happened at around 5:10 p.m. on Ashe Road, just north of Houghton Road
CHP’s website reports that a motorcyclist was unconscious
The Kern County coroner has been notified of the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation.