4 killed, 1 critical after car hits light pool at high speed on I-5 off-ramp.

Four people died and another was in critical condition following a crash in Orange County that left a vehicle severed into two parts early Saturday, officials said.

Authorities responded to the crash around 1:30 a.m. near the southbound 5 Freeway off-ramp at El Camino Real in San Clemente, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Investigators said a white BMW was traveling at a high speed when it crashed into a light pole and tree, ejecting three males and one female. They were pronounced dead on arrival, officials said.

Another female inside the vehicle was airlifted to a hospital where she was in critical condition and suffering from life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

The main cause of the crash is still under investigation, and it could not be confirmed whether alcohol played a factor, officials said.