Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Two people are dead, 4 injured after a semi-truck veered into a median on Interstate 10, hit multiple cars, overturned and caught fire in Arizona






Two killed in crash on I-10 south of Chandler, westbound I-10 closed
Angela Forburger, Arizona Republic 


 August 29, 2018


Two people were killed in a crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 10 south of Chandler, officials said.

Just before 10 a.m., a commercial vehicle was eastbound on I-10 near Wild Horse Pass when it veered into the median and went through onto the westbound lanes, Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Quentin Mehr said.

Mehr said the commercial vehicle hit three vehicles, ran off the road, overturned and caught fire.

Besides the two people killed, the commercial vehicle's driver was taken from the scene with serious injuries, Mehr said. Also, two adults and two children were taken to the hospital for treatment.

Westbound I-10 is closed from Riggs Road to Loop 202 for the investigation, Mehr said. There are also significant delays on eastbound I-10.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers to take alternate routes such as State Route 587 and State Route 87.

There is no estimated time for reopening the I-10 lanes.




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Two people killed after semi-truck in Chandler crashes into multiple cars, catches fire


abc15.com staff
 August 29, 2018




 CHANDLER, AZ - 


Two people are dead after a semi-truck veered into a median on Interstate 10, hit multiple cars and caught fire, according to officials.

The Department of Public Safety said just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, a commercial truck was headed eastbound on I-10 when it veered into a median near Wild Horse Pass.

Once the truck struck the median, it went into the westbound lanes and hit three cars, a DPS spokesman said. After hitting the cars, the truck ran off the road, overturned and caught fire.

Initial reports say that two people have died. DPS also says two adults and two children were transported to the hospital.

Westbound I-10 is closed during the investigation. It’s unknown when it’s expected to reopen.


Around 12 p.m. during the closure, a driver attempted to go through the backup by going the wrong way on the I-10 ramp at Cave Creek Road, a DPS spokesman said. The driver was cited for the incident.

No word as to what caused the semi truck to go into the westbound lanes on I-10.