A man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday night in the Bay Park neighborhood of San Diego, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
A driver in a black Kia died in the crash, which happened at around 10:10 p.m. on northbound Interstate 5 just south of Balboa Avenue. A woman in a Mitsubishi Eclipse suffered major injures and she was extricated from her vehicle.
Witnesses reported seeing flames erupting from the wreckage, with at least one vehicle on fire. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) shut down all northbound lanes on the I-5 immediately following the accident. Traffic was diverted to Balboa Avenue. One lane was expected to reopen around 1 a.m. Saturday.
CHP officials said the crash is under investigation, but may have been caused by one driver traveling the wrong way on the freeway. No further details have been released.
