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TONOPAH, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Arizona are investigating a
crash that killed four people and left two in critical condition
after several tractor-trailers collided with nearby cars on a
highway.
Firefighters hosed down charred cars as billowy smoke covered
the roadway after seven vehicles caught fire from crashing on an
Arizona interstate Saturday afternoon. The wreck caused
hourslong road closures.
Six more people were injured and transported to hospitals, five
of whom were treated and released, according to a statement from
the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The fatal crash
occurred near Tonopah, about 50 miles west of Phoenix.
At least two tractor-trailers were strewn off to the shoulder of
the highway and multiple cars sat clumped together in the middle
of lanes covered in soot and ash.
Authorities were investigating whether an initial collision
caused by poor visibility from "blowing dust" led to a series of
secondary crashes.
More than 20 units from three different fire departments
responded to the crash around noon Saturday, according to
Arizona Fire and Medical Authority spokesperson Matt Licardi.
The collision involved multiple tractor-trailers, cars and an
RV.
Eight people were taken to the hospital by ambulance and one
person was airlifted by helicopter, Licardi said.
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