Vehicles crash, roll over, land on roofs on State Route 51 in Phoenix

PHOENIX — Two vehicles collided, causing a rollover and leaving wreckage across a Phoenix freeway early Friday.

The crash on southbound State Route 51 near Cactus Road forced drivers to exit at Shea Boulevard starting around 5:15 a.m.

Both vehicles came to a stop on their roofs.

SR 51 southbound at Shea: All traffic must exit because of a crash. The Shea on-ramp is open. #PhxTraffic pic.twitter.com/nHChZwiMBL

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) November 9, 2018

A lane opened around 5:45 a.m. and traffic was able to get around the clean-up and highway patrol vehicles.

Shortly after 6 a.m. all lanes were cleared.

No other details were immediately available.

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