A vehicle fire on Interstate 5 southbound just north of State Route 198 near Coalinga left one person dead early Tuesday morning.
California Highway Patrol dispatch logs show the incident was first reported at 2:22 a.m. as a vehicle on fire in the center divider, with reports of possible involvement in a traffic collision and two occupants out of the vehicle and walking around. Logs indicate the vehicle appeared to have front-end and rear-end damage and was overturned. Firefighters were notified, and the vehicle became fully engulfed in flames. A coroner arrived on scene, and the incident was updated to a fatality at 6:01 a.m.
CHP officers reported it as a solo vehicle fatality. A tow truck was requested for the completely burned vehicle, identified as a blue 2004 GMC Yukon with only the front license plate remaining.
Units were assigned at 2:23 a.m., arrived on scene by 2:37 a.m. and cleared the scene by 6:01 a.m.
Identities and the cause 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/
