SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – One person was killed after a big rig burst into flames following a collision with a vehicle on Interstate 805 in Mission Valley Tuesday morning.
The crash was reported just after 6 a.m. on southbound I-805 near the transition to Interstate 8, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Details on what led to the crash were unclear, but the collision was followed by a fire that fully engulfed the semitruck — which was hauling almonds — at the freeway transition.
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CHP officials confirmed one person was dead, but no other information was provided.
Southbound I-805 lanes in the immediate area were expected to be shut down for at least four hours.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
