Fatal crash closes eastbound Interstate 10 in Avondale for hours

PHOENIX – A fatal multivehicle crash shut down eastbound Interstate 10 in the West Valley on Sunday night and into Monday.

The vehicles collided around 11:30 p.m. Sunday near 107th Avenue in Avondale; the road was closed until Monday at 6:10 a.m. while the Arizona Department of Public Safety investigated.

UPDATE: I-10 is CLOSED at 107th Avenue due to a serious multi-vehicle crash. There's no estimated time to reopen the road.#PHXtraffic #I10 https://t.co/ubeah3pIjs

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) May 9, 2022

Traffic was backed up for 5 miles by the time the road was reopened.

No other details were made immediately available.

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