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1 killed, 2 hurt in fiery multivehicle freeway crash in Irvine
Orange County Sep 24, 2022
A fire collision in Irvine caused one person's death and sent two others to the hospital. | Photo courtesy of the Orange County Fire Authority/Twitter
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One person was killed and two others injured Saturday during a multivehicle crash on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Irvine that included a well-involved semi-truck fire, authorities said.
The crash occurred a little after 4 a.m. on the southbound freeway at Jamboree Road, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Firefighters and paramedics dispatched to the location at 4:08 a.m. reported one person dead at the scene. Paramedics rushed two people, in stable condition, to a hospital, the Orange County Fire Authority reported.
A representative from the coroner’s office was called to the location a little after 5:20 a.m.
