1 dead after solovehicle crash sparks brush fire in Gorman: CHP
Oct 03, 2024
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- One person is dead following a solo-vehicle crash that sparked a brush fire on the southbound lanes of I-5 in Gorman, according to the California Highway Patrol.
On Wednesday, Fort Tejon CHP officers were dispatched to a brush fire on I-5, south of Gorman School Road, around 9:30 p.m.
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Officials at the scene found a crashed 2012 Honda off the west side of the highway with a deceased person inside.
The brush fire prompted CHP to close the southbound number four lane while officials investigated. Southbound lanes reopened at 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning.
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The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call CHP Fort Tejon Officer D. Williams at 661-248-6655.