The driver of a vehicle was killed early Sunday when it burst into flames after a crash on Interstate 15 in Mission Valley, authorities said.
The crash was reported at 12:16 a.m. on the southbound freeway at Interstate 8, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Witnesses told the CHP the car fire was the result of a traffic collision and that bystanders were able to break a window and pull a passenger from the vehicle but that the driver was still inside.
A SigAlert was issued at 12:27 a.m. for the southbound freeway and transition roads.
