One Killed, 2 Injured in Fiery Multi-Vehicle Freeway Crash in Irvine

One person was killed and two others injured during a multi-vehicle crash on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway that included a well-involved semi-truck fire in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2022. Screenshot via Twitter/OCFireAuthority

IRVINE, Calif.—A man was killed and two others injured Sept. 24 during a multi-vehicle crash on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Irvine that included a well-involved big rig fire, authorities said.

The man who died was 59-year-old Daniel Franco of Lake Forest, according to Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Hylton.