Injury accident shuts down Interstate 10 south of Phoenix

PHOENIX – One person was seriously injured in a rollover accident early Monday that shut down a stretch of Interstate 10 south of Phoenix for almost 11 hours.

The 5:30 a.m. cement truck-SUV crash shut down eastbound lanes between Riggs Road and the Maricopa-Pinal county line, near the Gila River Bridge.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the truck driver had suffered serious injuries.

** CLOSURE, please share ** I-10 EB from Riggs Road to Maricopa Pinal County Line: All eastbound lanes are closed for a crash between mileposts 167-173. #aztraffic pic.twitter.com/asxiJd95CI

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 22, 2020

The Arizona Department of Transportation said the portion of the freeway reopened at about 4:15 p.m.

No other information was immediately available.

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