1 dead, 4 injured after chain-reaction collision at Scottsdale intersection

A person is dead after a six-car crash at a Scottsdale intersection that left four others hospitalized Tuesday, authorities said.

Officers and fire crews were called to Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard around 4:45 p.m. for the crash, according to the Scottsdale Police Department.

The preliminary investigation suggested a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed hit the back of a line of five cars stopped at a red light causing a chain-reaction collision.

Authorities noted that the intersection was still closed as of around 9 p.m. while the fatal crash was being investigated.

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