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A man and a woman were killed today and five other people were injured in a multi-vehicle series of crashes on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in the Irvine area, authorities said.
All northbound lanes of the freeway near the Jamboree Road onramp were shut down after the crash, which occurred about 4:40 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reported. Two lanes were reopened within a couple of hours.
Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi said seven people were injured, two of whom died at the scene.
A two-vehicle crash Wednesday injured 11 people, including children, on northbound I-5 just north of La Palma Avenue.
Authorities issued an hourlong SigAlert that was canceled around 1 p.m.
The crash happened about 11:45 a.m. when a red Mini Cooper in the No. 2 lane made an unsafe lane change and hit the side of an GMC Yukon, California Highway Patrol Officer Stacy Willits said. The Yukon spun across all lanes, hit the center divider and overturned, she said.
“There were no other vehicles involved, which is pretty much a miracle,” Willits said.