Fiery Fatal Wreck Shuts Down Northbound I-805

SAN DIEGO, CA – A fiery pileup caused by a wrong-way driver killed as many as three people on Interstate 805 in the Miramar area late this afternoon and tangled rush-hour traffic for miles around.

The series of collisions occurred on the northbound side of the freeway near Miramar Road shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

The death toll of the wreck remained uncertain as of 6 p.m., though authorities believed that upwards of three people perished in the damaged vehicles, two of which wound up ablaze.

At least one person was transported to a trauma center with serious injuries, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

The accident forced a closure of the northbound side of the interstate between Miramar Road and Sorrento Valley into the early evening, CHP public- affairs Officer Mary Bailey said.

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