Interstate 17 in Phoenix reopened after crash involving street sweeper
Jun 11, 2020, 10:46 AM | Updated: 1:47 pm
(Arizona Department of Transportation Traffic Camera Photo)
(Arizona Department of Transportation Traffic Camera Photo)
PHOENIX – Northbound traffic on Interstate 17 in north Phoenix was shut down Thursday morning for about three hours after a crash involving a street sweeper, authorities said.
The Arizona Department of Transportation said the freeway was closed at Cactus Road around 10:30 a.m.
CLOSED: I-17 NB is closed at Cactus due to a crash. There is no estimated reopening time. #phxtraffic
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 11, 2020
Two people were hospitalized after a passenger vehicle apparently hit a street sweeper, and the sweeper rolled over, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The freeway reopened at about 1:45 p.m.
No other information was immediately available.
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