BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Two people are dead after a collision on Highway 65 and Famoso Road Saturday morning.

Just before 12 p.m., a semi-truck going southbound toward Bakersfield collided with a Honda that failed to stop at the intersection at Hwy 65. The semi-truck then struck the side of the Honda, CHP said.

The Honda landed in the east shoulder while the semi-truck ended in the dirt embankment in the west shoulder. The semi-truck then rolled over, blocking the north and part of the south lanes of Hwy 65, according to CHP.

California Highway Patrol responded to the scene, both the driver and passenger of the black sedan were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the semi-truck was transported by Hall Ambulance to Kern Medical Center and was reported to have moderate to m

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