One dead after two-vehicle wreck on I-5 NB near Otay Mesa

Publish Date: 2022/04/13

SAN DIEGO, CA — One person died late Tuesday morning after a two-vehicle collision that injured another on Interstate 5 near San Diego’s Otay Mesa area, reports Times of San Diego.

The fatal accident happened on the northbound lanes near Coronado Avenue at approximately 11:00 a.m.

According to the California Highway Patrol, a Ford Ranger pickup truck and a Volkswagen Jetta sedan collided.

Two occupants were rushed to UC San Diego Medical Center, where one later died from their injuries.

Two northbound lanes were shut down during the emergency response, causing a heavy traffic backup.

By 12:15 p.m., the scene had been cleared from the roadway and all lanes reopened to traffic.

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