Crime & Safety
2 Motorcyclists Killed On 5 Freeway In South OC
The two fatalities were reported early Sunday morning on the 5 Freeway in Irvine, the California Highway Patrol reported.
LAKE FOREST, CA — Two motorists were killed in a crash early Sunday morning on the 5 Freeway in south Orange County, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The crash was reported at 12:15 a.m. on the northbound freeway at Culver Drive. According to the CHP log, there was a report of a rider down in the middle lane.
At one point there were around 50 motorcyclists at the scene, but only two were involved in the crash, The Orange County Register reported.
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Paramedics pronounced the second person dead at the scene at 12:25 a.m.
The motorcyclists were identified as a 23-year-old man from West Covina and a 30-year-old man from Colton, authorities said.
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A SigAlert closing the northbound lanes for an unknown period of time at 12:21 a.m. was canceled at 4 a.m.
No further information was immediately available.
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