Traffic & Transit
Deadly Crash Closes I-5 In North County
At least one person was killed in a three-vehicle crash Saturday morning on northbound Interstate 5 in Encinitas.
ENCINITAS, CA — At least one person was killed in a three-vehicle crash on the northbound San Diego (5) Freeway in Encinitas Saturday morning that left one of the vehicles completely destroyed.
The crash was reported near Manchester Avenue at 2:35 a.m. and involved a Toyota Corolla, a Cadillac Escalade and a third dark-colored vehicle that was completely destroyed, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Details of what led up to the crash were not available.
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All northbound lanes of the freeway just south of Manchester Avenue were closed until further notice.
– City News Service