UPDATE (9:08 AM): The California Highway Patrol says officers responded to the crash in Arvin at about 1:30 a.m.
CHP said a motorcyclist riding a 2005 Kawasaki was hit, for an unknown reason, by a 2003 Lincoln in the left rear side of the motorcycle. The rider was ejected and the Kawasaki overturned several times, said CHP.
CHP said drugs or alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the crash and the incident is still under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this crash should call CHP at 661-396-6600.
The California Highway Patrol said a 25-year-old motorcyclist from Bakersfield was killed early Thursday morning after crashing with a vehicle in Arvin.
The crash was reported at about 12:45 a.m. on Di Giorgio Road, west of Malaga Road, said the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Nando Luis Alvarez Condor, 25, of Bakersfield, was declared dead at the scene, said KCSO.