SURPRISE, AZ — Two people, including a two-year-old girl, were killed in a wrong-way crash on Loop 303 near Bell Road Wednesday night.
DPS officials say the wrong-way driver, a woman in her 70s, was killed in the crash. The second vehicle had an adult woman and two young children who were all taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
The two-year-old girl has since died of her injuries.
*CLOSURE* *PLEASE SHARE*
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) August 4, 2022
Loop 303 northbound is CLOSED approaching US 60 (Grand Ave.) in Surprise.
The closure is due to a crash.
Motorists should expect delays and seek an alternate route.
There is no estimated time to reopen the highway. pic.twitter.com/DIuxMn61PZ
The adult woman in the second vehicle and an infant child remain in serious condition.
DPS officials say impairment and speed are not believed to be a factor at this point.
**Editor's note: DPS originally reported the child deceased as a three-year-old boy. DPS has since corrected that information to clarify it was a two-year-old girl.
