Early Tuesday morning, a vehicle overturned and caught fire on southbound Interstate 5 just north of State Route 198 near Coalinga, leaving one person dead.
California Highway Patrol dispatch logs show the incident was first reported at 2:21 a.m. as a car fire in the center divider, with the reporting party stating two occupants were out of the vehicle and walking around. The logs indicate the vehicle appeared to have front- and rear-end damage and was fully engulfed in flames by 2:37 a.m. The incident was updated at 6:01 a.m. from a car fire to a fatality, with officers reporting 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., arrived on scene by 2:37 a.m. and cleared the area by 6:01 a.m.
The vehicle was described as a blue 2004 GMC Yukon with only a front license plate, which was no longer attached.
Authorities transferred the call to Cal Fire, which arrived on scene.
Identities 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/
