Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — One person was rescued after crashing their semi-truck into the back of a big rig stuck in the mud Tuesday morning.
The Kern County Fire Department said on January 10, 2023 at around 1:55 a.m., firefighters from Lost Hills and McKittrick were called to a possible crash or a vehicle stuck in the mud on Highway 33, north of Brown Material Road.
This is the near the area where crews helped several people after their cars were stuck in flooding less than nine hours prior on January 9 along Highway 33 and Brown Material Road.
An engine from Lost Hills arrived and found that the vehicles involved were a semi-truck that was stuck in the mud, and a semi box truck that collided into the back of the stuck semi.
The department said the cab of the box truck was crushed, with the driver still pinned inside.
KCFD said due to the technical nature of extricating the victim, additional equipment was requested, including an Urban Search and Rescue unit.
The unit’s equipment was used to pull the vehicles apart, providing enough space to access the trapped driver.
Officials said fire crews worked in foot-deep mud to successfully remove the patient.
The victim was taken by Hall Ambulance to a local hospital.