A moving truck was left draped across the center divider of Interstate 5 in San Diego’s Mission Hills area on the morning of October 20, its burning cab hanging nose-down over the lanes below.
The crash, involving the truck and a sedan, was reported at about 9:44 a.m. on northbound I-5 near the Washington Street exit. The truck’s cargo box stayed on the upper roadway while the cab dangled over the other side.
San Diego Fire-Rescue said the cab was already on fire when crews arrived. Fuel spilled across the pavement, damaging the divider and forcing lane closures in both directions for several hours.
Video from the scene shows a man climbing out of the suspended cab, hanging by his hands and then dropping onto a blanket held by nearby drivers and a California Highway Patrol officer.
According to authorities, the driver was ejected onto the lanes, while a passenger was helped out through a window. Both declined medical treatment. All four people in the sedan were taken to a hospital, and their conditions have not been released.
The truck belonged to a moving company. Firefighters, the CHP and Caltrans worked to clear the wreckage and spilled fuel, causing major backups through the morning and afternoon. All lanes reopened by about 6 p.m.
