One dead after fiery crash on southbound I-5 in Chula Vista
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — One person is dead after a fiery accident on I-5 in Chula Vista Sunday evening, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP). Traffic was diverted off the highway for a few hours while crews worked to clear the scene.
Calls for the one-car accident went out around 5 p.m. Sunday, CHP reports. When first responders arrived on the scene, a BMW was on its roof and on fire.
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The CHP traffic log reports the occupant of the BMW was given CPR on the scene, and later updated that the accident was a fatality.
Caltrans posted on X at 6 p.m. that all lanes of SB I-5, just north of Main, were blocked after the accident, with traffic being diverted onto Palomar Street. Caltrans reports all lanes reopened to traffic as of 7:20 p.m.
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No additional information was immediately available about the crash.
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