"Fog-Triggered 35-Car Pile-Up on I-5 Claims 2 Lives, Injures 9 in Bakersfield"
TL;DR
A severe 35-vehicle pile-up on the 5 Freeway in Bakersfield, California, resulted in two fatalities and nine injuries. The accident, which involved 18 big rigs, occurred on a foggy Saturday morning and has led to the closure of the southbound lanes between SR-223 and Older River Road, with no immediate timeline for reopening.
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- 2 killed, several others injured in major 35-vehicle pile-up on 5 Freeway in Bakersfield KABC-TV
- Two dead, nine people taken to hospital after 35 vehicles collide due to fog on Bakersfield interstate in Cali Daily Mail
- 2 killed, 9 injured in pileup that closed fog-shrouded I-5 in California NBC News
- 2 dead in 35-vehicle pile-up, SB I-5 near Old River Road expected to be closed rest of day Bakersfield Now
- Two dead, nine hospitalized in 35-vehicle pile-up on California's I-5: 'Scariest accident of my life' New York Post
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