A 32-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita man has been killed and two other people were injured in a five-vehicle crash on I-5 in Irvine, according to a news report.
The California Highway Patrol said that a 1994 Dodge van triggered a chain reaction crash when the driver failed to slow down for stopped traffic on the northbound I-5. The van crashed into a 2000 Ford Ranger pickup, pushing it into a 2012 Volkswagen and two other vehicles.
The pickup’s engine caught fire, engulfing the truck in flames that spread to the van. Good Samaritans were able to rescue the van driver, but the pickup driver perished and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The van driver, a 51-year-old man, was taken to UC Irvine Medical Center with major injuries. The Volkswagen driver, a 29-year-old Mission Viejo woman, was taken to Hoag Hospital with back injuries.
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