Tuesday morning, a solo vehicle crash and fire on southbound Interstate 5 just north of State Route 198 near Coalinga resulted in a death.
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. A reporting party advised two occupants were out of the vehicle and walking around. The vehicle appeared to have front-end and rear-end damage. The log was later changed from a car fire to a fatality.
The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. The call was transferred to Cal Fire, which arrived on scene.
A coroner arrived on scene. A tow truck was requested for the completely burned vehicle.
CHP units arrived on scene between 2:37 a.m. and 2:45 a.m. Units cleared the scene between 5:08 a.m. and 6:01 a.m.
The vehicle was described as a blue 2004 GMC Yukon with only the front license plate remaining.
The identities of those involved and the cause of the crash were not immediately available.
The CHP recorded the crash at GPS coordinates: 36.257907 -120.246414
Sources:
– CHP CAD incident viewer: https://cad.chp.ca.gov/
