Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on the Loop 101 Freeway in Phoenix, Arizona.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly lost control after a tire blowout, resulting in secondary collisions with two other vehicles.
Participants:
- Driver of van
- Driver of passenger vehicle
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Unknown number of people, injured
Details:
On or about Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, sometime in the afternoon hours, an accident between a tractor-trailer and two other vehicles left at least one person hurt. Officers from the PPD said the accident was reported along the Loop 101 Freeway in Phoenix, Arizona.
Troopers from the Arizona State Police said at leas tone person was injured when a tractor-trailer towing four wheelers allegedly lost control following a tire blowout, causing a van and another nearby vehicle to crash off the side of the roadway. Emergency responders treated at least one person for unspecified injuries after the accident.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is a short distance from the exchange with 75th Avenue.
Police are still trying to pin down what may have happened in the accident.