The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said Friday afternoon that five people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on state Route 67 near Iron Mountain Road in Poway on Friday afternoon.
The accident between Poway Road and Scripps Poway Parkway was reported at about 12:40 p.m. as a vehicle rollover that began spreading to nearby vegetation. Cal Fire San Diego crews responded and quickly halted the spread at a half-acre.
Three vehicles were involved in the crash, according to SDSO. One was visibly charred on the shoulder of the roadway, while another sat crushed in the median several feet away. A third vehicle plummeted into a ravine, which is how the fire began…