A vehicle overturned and caught fire on southbound Interstate 5 near Coalinga, leaving one person dead early Tuesday morning.
According to California Highway Patrol dispatch logs, the incident was reported at 2:21 a.m. as a vehicle on fire in the center divider. The logs noted the vehicle appeared to have front- and rear-end damage, with two occupants out of the vehicle and walking around. The incident was initially classified as a car fire and transferred to CalFire, which arrived on scene. The vehicle became fully engulfed in flames. The classification was later changed to a fatality at 6:01 a.m., with logs describing it as a solo vehicle fatality. A coroner arrived on scene, and a tow truck was requested for the completely burned vehicle.
CHP units were assigned at 2:23 a.m., with the first arriving at 2:37 a.m. The vehicle was identified as a 2004 blue GMC Yukon with only the front license plate remaining attached.
The logs did not immediately provide the identity of the deceased or the cause of the crash.
The CHP recorded the crash at GPS coordinates: 36.257907 -120.246414
Sources:
– CHP CAD incident viewer: https://cad.chp.ca.gov/
