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Two killed after SUV, semi-truck collide on I-5 in Yolo County, CHP confirms

Two of the five people riding in the SUV were killed in the accident, CHP officials said. It's unclear if the victims died from the impact of the crash or the fire.

ZAMORA, Calif — Two people were killed and two others were injured early Friday morning after a semi-truck and an SUV collided on Interstate 5 in Yolo County, California Highway Patrol officials confirmed.

CHP said the truck, driven by Luis Salas, was attempting to enter the freeway from the shoulder just after midnight. While attempting to make a U-turn on northbound I-5 in Zamora, a Ford SUV, driven by Jose Favela, t-boned the semi-truck. 

As a result of the crash, both vehicles became engulfed in fire. Two of the five people in the SUV driven by Favela were unable to exit the Ford and succumbed to the injuries they sustained in this collision, CHP officials said. 

It's unclear if the victims died from the impact of the crash or the fire. The conditions of the other three people in the SUV are unknown. Salas, the driver of the semi-truck, and his passenger were not injured.

All lanes on I-5 in the area were closed for hours, but have since been reopened.

It is not believed alcohol and/or drugs are a factor in this collision. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the CHP Woodland Area at (530) 662-4685.

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