SAN DIEGO, CA : 9 injured in fiery multi-car crash on northbound I-5 near Civic Center Drive, the National City on Monday, 1st July 2019

At least nine people were injured, including a child, when at least three vehicles crashed and caught fire on Interstate 5 in National City.

The crash happened around 6:45 p.m. Monday evening on northbound I-5 near Civic Center Drive, the National City Fire Department reported. Three vehicles were engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived to the scene.

Nine people were injured, including seven who suffered major injuries, said National City Battalion Chief Mark Beveridge. Five of those people were burned, including one child whose age has not yet been released.

The child was transported to Rady Children's Hospital, while the four adults who were burned were taken to the UC San Diego Medical Center burn unit, NCFD reported.

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