WILLIAMS, AZ — Two people are dead after a pileup on Interstate 40 in Arizona's high country.
On Sunday, troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety responded to 21 crashes on I-40 westbound near Williams, west of Flagstaff.
DPS says approximately 40-50 vehicles were involved.
*CLOSURE*
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) January 7, 2024
I-40 westbound is CLOSED in Williams.
The closure is due to a crash at milepost 157.
There is no estimated time to reopen the highway.
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Most of the crashes were non-injury, including a trooper whose vehicle was hit.
At one point, a tractor-trailer slowed for traffic and was struck by a BMW SUV. DPS says that vehicle was then rear-ended by a semi-truck.
The force of the impact pushed the BMW underneath the tractor-trailer and killed two people inside.
The identities of the two killed have not been released.