Traffic & Transit

2 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-5 Near Downtown San Diego

Two motorists were killed in a wrong-way crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 5 near downtown San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, CA — Two motorists were killed in a wrong-way crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 5 near downtown San Diego.

The crash, involving two black sedans, was reported around 1:15 a.m. on northbound Interstate 5 near state Route 163, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log.

Both drivers – one male and the other a female – were pronounced dead at the scene, 10News reported.

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No further details about the victims or the vehicles were immediately available.

All lanes of northbound I-5 from 6th Street to Hawthorn Street were closed for the crash investigation and clean-up. Authorities reopened the lanes around 6:45 a.m.

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– City News Service