One person was killed Monday and two others were hurt in a two-vehicle crash near the southbound Interstate 15 in Escondido.
It happened about 3:30 p.m. on Del Lago Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol and Escondido Police.
There’s no word yet on the age or gender of the deceased victim. The name of the victim will be withheld pending family notification.
The CHP shut down the on and off-ramps at Del Lago Boulevard as well as the carpool lane.
Escondido police Sgt. Sean Davidson told the San Diego Union-Tribune that a vehicle heading south on the I-15 in the carpool lane exited the freeway and continued south on Del Lago Boulevard, where it collided with a westbound car on Del Lago Boulevard.
Those closures will remain in effect until at least 10 p.m., the CHP reported.
— City News Service
