A solo vehicle crash and fire on southbound Interstate 5 near Coalinga left one person dead early Sunday morning.
According to California Highway Patrol dispatch logs, the incident was reported at 2:21 a.m. when a caller described a vehicle on fire in the center divider, with possible involvement in a traffic collision. The caller said two occupants were out of the vehicle and walking around. The problem was initially logged as a car fire and transferred to Cal Fire. The vehicle became fully engulfed in flames. Logs later noted the coroner arrived on scene and a tow truck was requested for a complete vehicle burn. The incident was updated to a fatality at 6:01 a.m., described as a solo vehicle fatality. No ambulance request or CPR efforts were noted in the logs.
CHP units were assigned at 2:23 a.m., arrived on scene between 2:37 a.m. and 2:45 a.m., and 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 attached.
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/
