Crime & Safety
Fiery Wreck On SR-163 Disrupts Morning Traffic: CHP
One person was hospitalized in a three car crash at Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. One vehicle was "engulfed in flames," CHP said.
SAN DIEGO, CA — At least one person was hospitalized Wednesday following a fiery, multi-vehicle wreck on State Route 163.
Just before 6 a.m. Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol was dispatched to northbound SR-163, near Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. The crash involved three vehicles, one of which was in flames, according to the CHP.
The San Diego Fire Department was on the scene to extinguish the fire, according to television coverage.
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It was not clear what led to the wreck, and an investigation was ongoing, according to authorities.