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1 Killed In Crash Involving Big Rig On Interstate 5 In Mission Viejo

MISSION VIEJO (CBS) — One person was killed Tuesday morning after a loaded ice cream truck crashed into a parked produce big rig.

The fiery crash was reported at 2:27 a.m. on the southbound 5 Freeway, north of Oso Parkway, California Highway Patrol Officer Denise Quesada said.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, Quesada said.

Southbound lanes of Interstate 5 were closed from Oso Parkway to Crown Valley Parkway.

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