1 killed in multivehicle wreck on Interstate 10 in Phoenix suburb

PHOENIX — One person was killed in a three-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 west of Phoenix early Tuesday, authorities said.

The 3 a.m. wreck in the eastbound lanes closed down the freeway near Estrella Parkway in Goodyear for about three hours.

UPDATE: I-10 EB at Estrella Parkway: Right lane remains blocked for an earlier crash. It's still causing slowing in the far West Valley. #phxtraffic pic.twitter.com/nPNR7jsZVn

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 3, 2018

The Arizona Department of Public Safety was investigating the accident but said an eastbound driver in a passenger was speeding when he or she slammed into the back of a garbage truck. The passenger car was then hit by a semi-truck. The driver of the passenger car was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lanes were fully reopened before 6 a.m. but was moving slowly.

No other details were immediately available.

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