Multi-car crashes block lanes near Bakersfield

Heard on: Bakersfield Police, Fire and EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Information for Bakersfield units, we're now receiving calls of the 1183[1] involving five to six vehicles that are 1125[2].

00:24

Seven here, number four, turn three.

00:25

I'm gonna swing back north or southbound and I have visual of them.

00:31

Okay, wait two, please.

00:55

This is the helicopter 409.

01:05

Fire, speed of 280, 46 minutes in route.

01:10

Two souls on board, 2 h to go.

01:18

109, I'm continuing off the road, heading up 280.

01:22

Two are in the field, two still on board.

01:29

Go ahead.

01:33

10251, they're not going to be one of the same.

01:35

It looks like there's going to be two car pileups.

01:38

Unknown on how many vehicles involved.

01:40

All lanes blocked one way.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

1183: Traffic collision, unknown injuries (no details)

[2]

1125: Traffic hazard

2026-09-14 13:17 UTC

Traffic

Bakersfield, CA

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a possible multi-vehicle traffic collision near Bakersfield involving about five to six vehicles, with some vehicles off the road and at least one roadway blocked one way. A helicopter provided visual updates and mentioned possible separate pileups and vehicles in a field.