A California Highway Patrol cruiser
A California Highway Patrol cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone

A person was killed Monday evening in a collision on Interstate 5 in Carmel Valley.

Officers from the California Highway Patrol were called at 10:49 p.m. to the northbound freeway near the Carmel Mountain Road exit.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the CHP, but few other details were immediately available

Officers issued a SigAlert for the closure of all lanes of the northbound freeway while they investigated the crash.

City News Service contributed to this article.

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.