5 killed in fiery 2-car crash on PCH near Point Mugu; all lanes closed
POINT MUGU, Calif. (KABC) -- Five people were killed Sunday morning in a fiery two-car crash on Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County, authorities said.
The collision occurred shortly before 4:30 a.m. just north of Point Mugu Rock, according to the California Highway Patrol.
It appears one of the vehicles crossed the center lines into oncoming traffic and struck the other head-on.
Officers and firefighters arrived to find both vehicles engulfed in flames.
Five people were pronounced dead at the scene, a CHP spokesperson said. They were not immediately identified.
The dead included a male driver who was alone in the car and four people who were in the SUV.
The lanes were reopened just before 4 p.m., Caltrans said.
Drivers were urged to use the 101 Freeway as an alternative route.
The cause of the crash is unknown.
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