Highway 93 in Arizona is closed in both directions until further notice after a crash between two semi trucks and a pickup left one person dead.
CLOSED: US 93 is closed at milepost 177 north of Wickenburg. This is due to a crash. #aztraffic pic.twitter.com/vjpG8kb6Ri
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) April 11, 2022
The accident happened at around 4:30 a.m. on April 11th north of Wickenburg on the northbound side of Highway 93 at milepost 177.
According to Fox 10 Phoenix, the crash scattered debris along the roadway and caused a fire, which burned through a car hauler involved in the incident. One person died as a result of the crash, but their identity has not been released.
As of 12:15 p.m. the roadway was still shut down with major backups in both directions and no estimated time of reopening.