MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ — Three people are dead and two others are hurt after a crash this morning on Interstate 10 eastbound west of Tonopah.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say it happened just after 4:30 a.m. on I-10 near MM 76, about 6 miles east of the Maricopa / La Paz county line.
DPS officials believe an SUV was speeding on I-10 when it struck a disabled pickup truck and two people standing outside the truck.
The driver and a passenger in the SUV were pronounced dead at the scene. Two other passengers in the SUV were airlifted to the hospital for their injuries.
A passenger in the truck was also killed at the scene, and the driver of the truck was flown to the hospital for their injuries.
None of the victims have been identified.
The eastbound lanes of I-10 were shut down for several hours for the crash investigation, but they have since reopened.
