Overview
- The crash, which happened early Wednesday near the Aliso Creek Rest Area on southbound I-5 by Camp Pendleton, flipped a tractor-trailer and scattered what officials said appeared to be FedEx packages.
- CHP said the truck veered onto the right embankment, hit a guardrail, rolled onto its side, and two other vehicles then struck the overturned rig.
- The truck driver was airlifted with major but not life-threatening injuries, and a second driver in a Honda CR-V had minor injuries.
- A Sig Alert—California’s notice for major, prolonged traffic closures—initially shut several southbound lanes and one northbound lane, with all northbound lanes reopened by 7:15 a.m. and only two southbound lanes moving.
- Caltrans urged alternate routes as crews cleared wreckage and cargo, and officials said the cause remains under investigation.