Truck crossing into opposite traffic caused fiery Poway crash that killed 5

A tow truck on state Course carts away part of the wreckage after the collision that killed five in Poway Friday File hoto courtesy of OnScene TV Investigators on Tuesday published the results of a preliminary look into how three vehicles collided last week killing five people in Poway Three people perished in a Toyota Tacoma while one driver died in a Chevrolet Silverado and another in a Honda Civic according to the San Diego County Sheriff s Office No one survived the wreck At around p m Friday the driver of the dark-colored Silverado traveling northbound on state Way north of Iron Mountain Drive crossed over into oncoming traffic at a high rate of speed The Silverado collided with a white Civic traveling southbound on SR- The Tacoma traveling southbound was unable to stop and hit the Civic The force of the collision sparked a small brush fire along the highway which firefighters hastily had under control There was nothing however that medics could do for the motorists Each person succumbed to their injuries at the scene Sheriff s executives commented in a news release Deputies from the Poway Sheriff s Station are still exploring what caused the Silverado to cross into oncoming traffic They are also reviewing video from a passing car that captured the collision The San Diego County Health Examiner s Office has yet to release the identities of those killed in the crash