Pedestrian hit during multi-car crash on I-5 in Mt Hope area

Publish Date: 2023/10/23

SAN DIEGO, CA — One person was struck during a crash involving multiple vehicles Sunday evening on Interstate 5 in San Diego’s Mount Hope area, reports NBC San Diego.

The accident unfolded on the northbound side of I-5 approaching State Route 94 at about 8:30 p.m.

California Highway Patrol officials say one vehicle was stalled in lane 3 with its hazard lights left on when a person darted out of the vehicle and was hit.

It was not immediately clear how other vehicles were involved, but all northbound lanes were blocked for nearly two hours during the emergency response.

Responding medics administered CPR on the pedestrian, but no information on the patient’s condition has been shared as of this writing.

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