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   Three motorcyclists, including two U.S. Navy Sailors, were killed in a   
   crash on southbound I-5 near Camp Pendleton early Thursday that was   
   causing traffic delays hours later.   
      
   The crash was reported around 3 a.m. just south of Las Pulgas Road. A jeep   
   swerved and hit the guardrail and became disabled in the southbound lanes.   
   Then a Mercedes van hit the Jeep and overturned, according to California   
   Highway Patrol Officer Hunter Gerber. This caused a chain reaction crash   
   where then four motorcyclists crashed into the van.   
      
   Three of the four motorcyclists died at the scene, Gerber said. A   
   spokesperson for the U.S. Navy confirmed the two of the riders were   
   Sailors.   
      
   The driver of the van was taken to the hospital with life-threatening   
   injuries. One of the motorcyclists was transported to the hospital with   
   major injuries. Two people in the Jeep had major life-threatening injuries   
   and two people in the Mercedes van were transported with moderate   
   injuries.   
      
   An investigation into the collision was ongoing. It was not yet clear if   
   alcohol or mechanical failure were involved in the crash.   
      
   All lanes of southbound I-5 were closed for a couple of hours in the early   
   morning and through morning rush hour traffic. Drivers were being diverted   
   off at Las Pulgas Road.   
      
   "We came to a stop, sStuck in that area where you can’t go anywhere and   
   you’re trapped and it ended up being a 5-hour commute, plus," said   
   commuter Chris Herring. "There was people getting out of their car,   
   parking their car. There were some people that were even going the   
   opposite way on the shoulder."   
      
   By 11 a.m., two right lanes at Las Pulgas Road reopened but traffic delays   
   continued for hours. At 2 p.m., congestion remained backed up through San   
   Clemente. Lanes were finally reopened around 3:15 p.m.   
      
   https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/fatal-crash-closure-southbound-i-5-   
   camp-pendleton-pulgas/3551935/   
      
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