2 Injured, Fiery Wrong-Way Accident on 5 Freeway near Carmel Valley Road [Torrey Pines, CA]

2 Hurt in Wrong-Way Collision on 5 Freeway near Carmel Valley Road

 
TORREY PINES, CA (November 13, 2024) — Two people were injured in a fiery wrong-way accident on the 5 Freeway near Carmel Valley Road.
 
According to the California Highway Patrol, the two-vehicle crash happened around 8:16 p.m. Monday. For unknown reasons, a driver in a white Toyota Prius was heading southbound in the northbound lanes of the I-5. Subsequently, the Toyota Prius crashed head-on with a gray Toyota RAV4.
 
Due to the accident, one of the two vehicles caught fire in the right-hand lane. Paramedics responded shortly thereafter and took the 38-year-old Carlsbad man driving the Prius and the 37-year-old Carlsbad man driving the RAV4 to a hospital with major injuries.
 
Police did not confirm if drugs or alcohol factored into the crash. However, they are looking into the details.
 
Traffic accidents can result in injury, property loss and a wrongful death. Consider your surroundings at all times. Keep your eyes moving and leave enough space to avoid hitting the car in front of you. Watch out for reckless motorists who speed or drive in the wrong direction of traffic.

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