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Wrong-Way Driver Causes Fiery Crash on I-805:CHP

A wrong-way driver caused a fiery crash on Interstate 805 near Murray Ridge Saturday.

California Highway Patrol officers said a Mitsubishi Lancer was heading northbound on the southbound side of I-805 just before 3 a.m. when it collided head-on with a Toyota Sienna minivan.

The van burst into flames.

A Kia Sol was also involved in the crash. Officers said the driver sustained minor injuries.

The driver who caused the crash had been traveling the wrong way for more than a mile, according to the CHP.

The Lancer and Sienna drivers were taken to a nearby hospital with what was described by officials as life-threatening injuries.

No other information was available.

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