Two motorcyclists killed in a fiery chain-reaction crash on Interstate 5 close to Camp Pendleton on Thursday morning have been lively obligation sailors, the U.S. Navy confirmed Friday.
The pair have been driving southbound on the 5 Freeway shortly after 3 a.m. after they and two different motorcyclists crashed into different automobiles that had crashed, the California Freeway Patrol stated.
For causes nonetheless to be decided, the driving force of a Jeep Wrangler misplaced management on the southbound aspect of the 5 Freeway, veered off the freeway and hit a guard rail close to Las Pulgas Highway. The automobile was then disabled on the aspect of the highway, in accordance with Officer Jake Sanchez with the CHP.
Shortly after, a driver in a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van crashed into the Jeep and overturned onto its aspect. That’s when the 4 motorcyclists following behind crashed into the van and Jeep. The following crash set off a hearth, in accordance with authorities.
Three of the 4 motorcyclists have been killed, the CHP stated. Two of them have been sailors based mostly in Southern California, in accordance with U.S. Navy Public Affairs Officer Brian O’Rourke.
The reason for the crash stays below investigation. The names of the crash victims haven’t but been launched by the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Workplace.
