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At least 1 dead in fiery crash off I-15 in Escondido area

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ESCONDIDO, Calif. (CNS) - At least one person was killed Friday in a fiery vehicle crash off Interstate 15 at West El Norte Parkway in Escondido, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The crash happened at 3:12 a.m. Friday when an unknown vehicle veered off the northbound I-15 freeway into an embankment and reportedly exploded, according to an online CHP traffic incident report.

The vehicle became engulfed in fire, the CHP and Escondido Fire Department said.

No further information on the crash was immediately available.

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