SUN LAKES, AZ — A deadly crash involving multiple vehicles shut down Interstate 10 near Riggs Road Wednesday afternoon.
DPS officials say traffic was slowing on the westbound side of I-10 when a two-axle box truck failed to slow down quickly enough and hit a pickup truck and three other vehicles.
The force of the impact pushed both trucks into the median where they caught fire. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene and no passengers were inside either vehicle, according to DPS.
They have since been identified as José Guillermo Castellanos González, 53, and Efrain Gutiérrez - Ávila, 62.
The drivers of two other vehicles involved were taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of a third vehicle involved did not suffer injuries.
An investigation remains ongoing.
The interstate was closed in both directions for several hours, but fully reopened just before 6:30 p.m.
