CHANDLER, AZ — Five people are dead after multiple vehicles, including semi-trucks, crashed and erupted in flames along Interstate 10 near Chandler Boulevard.
Helicopter video of the scene showed a large fire involving the vehicles with fire crews working to put out the flames.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say five people were killed in the crash.
Officials say it appears to have been a chain-reaction crash. A semi-truck reportedly crashed into two cars, which then burst into flames. A total of six vehicles were involved in the crash.
DPS says the five people killed were occupants of those two cars. Their identities have not been released.
On January 17, a spokesperson for AAA Landscape announced four of the victims were employees of their company.
The cause of the crash may have been due to distracted driving, officials say, but the investigation is ongoing.
DPS says the deadly crash was the third crash that morning in the same area.
The first crash happened near I-10 and Riggs Road around 2 a.m. and resulted in a semi-truck catching fire.
I-10 eastbound has since reopened at Chandler Boulevard. The right lanes remain closed.
