Accident closes Scottsdale Road

Oct 1, 2012, 3:05 PM | Updated: 6:05 pm

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A traffic accident shut down a road in Scottsdale on Monday, police said.

The accident occurred in the area of Weber and Scottsdale, prompting police to close Scottsdale Road between Curry and Hancock.

A video uploaded to Facebook showed a car that was involved in the accident engulfed in flames.

Tempe FD PIO says a man suffered severe burn injuries in that crash on Scottsdale & Weber. He was taken as a trauma code to MMC burn center.

— ERIC_WATSON (@ERIC_WATSON) October 1, 2012

No word was immediately available on when the road was to reopen.

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