Several injured in multivehicle accident on Interstate 17 in Phoenix

PHOENIX — At least seven people were injured, including two highway patrol officers and children, in a multiple-vehicle accident Friday morning on Interstate 17 in Phoenix.

All involved were taken to hospitals in serious condition, a spokesman for the Phoenix Fire Department said.

One of the troopers had to be extricated from the wreckage on the northbound lanes at Bethany Home Road. The children were taken to Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

Expect restrictions and delays exiting I-17 northbound at Bethany Home for this crash. Bethany Home westbound is blocked. #PhxTraffic pic.twitter.com/jumyL7TZup

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) October 27, 2017

The ramps to the exits were closed in both directions and were shut down for hours.

The freeway fully opened around 12:30 p.m.

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