SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A person is dead following a fiery crash on southbound Interstate 5 near the border Sunday morning.
According to California Highway Patrol, officers received calls at 8:41 a.m. from witnessing who saw flames and smoke in the bushes on the right shoulder of I-5 near Dairy Mart Road.
When authorities arrived at the scene, they learned that someone ran into hit a tree, resulting in a fire. The flames then spread to vegetation, which firefighters extinguished.
CHP says they contacted the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office at about 9 a.m.
This is a developing story and it will be updated as more information becomes available.
City News Service contributed to this story.
