Crime & Safety

Big Rig Crash Kills 1 On 5 Freeway Monday

Traffic was snarled on the busy freeway Monday when a big rig and a sedan crashed in south Orange County.

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — At least one person was killed Monday in a crash involving a big rig and a sedan on the Interstate 5 Freeway traveling through Orange County.

The crash was reported at 2:34 a.m. at South El Camino Real and Cristianitos Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.

It was not immediately known how many people were injured in the crash.

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The CHP offered few details about the crash, which was listed on the San Diego incident log indicating officers from the Oceanside area were responding.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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