Camp Pendleton accident: Navy sailor killed & 5 service members hurt as chain of 5 military trucks crash

A NAVY sailor was killed and five service members were hurt after five military trucks crashed on Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton. The vehicles were traveling in convoy before 7am before slowing down for unknown reasons and causing a chain reaction collision, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Oceanside office. This pushed one of the […]

A NAVY sailor was killed and five service members were hurt after five military trucks crashed on Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton.

The vehicles were traveling in convoy before 7am before slowing down for unknown reasons and causing a chain reaction collision, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Oceanside office.

This pushed one of the trucks into a cab which, killing the 26-year-old Navy sailor who was driving.

The sailor was pronounced dead at the scene, the office reported.

Another sailor in his early 20s suffered severe injuries and four other service members, two women and two men in their early 20s, suffered minor injuries, CHP said.

The victims were taken to Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital and Mission Hospital in Orange County for treatment.

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The vehicles were traveling in convoy before 7am Tuesday, before slowing down and causing a chain reaction collision[/caption]

The two right lanes of the freeway were closed during the investigation.

The identity of the deceased sailor has not been released by officials.

Anyone with information about the crash was asked to contact the CHP Oceanside office at 760-643-3400.