Crime & Safety
2 Killed In I-5 Crash Near Leucadia
Two people in a stopped van on I-5 near Leucadia were killed Sunday when a vehicle crashed into the rear of the van, the CHP said.
ENCINITAS, CA — Two occupants of a stopped van on northbound Interstate 5 near Leucadia were killed Sunday when a vehicle crashed into the rear of the van, which caught fire, the CHP said.
The accident happened at 1:43 a.m. when for an unknown reason, the van stopped in the fast lane of I-5, according to a California Highway Patrol incident report. Witnesses at a nearby hotel told the CHP they saw the van on fire after it was hit by another vehicle. The two occupants of the van were killed, the CHP said.
Caltrans San Diego said traffic was shut down on the northbound I-5 lanes for more than 90 minutes.
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– City News Service
