PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – Four people are dead and nine more are in the hospital after a fiery accident that brought the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway to a standstill overnight. (Source: 3TV / CBS 5) The accident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on Wednesday in the eastbound lanes on 52nd Street. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, a semi-trailer truck carrying a tanker truck full of milk broke up due to a traffic jam, but did not slow down and plow into multiple vehicles. The tanker detached itself from the truck and drove over the concrete barrier. 3:13 4 dead, several injured in fire crash on loop 202 heading east in Phoenix “A total of eight vehicles, including this commercial vehicle, are involved in this collision. This tanker was separated from the tractor, crossed the concrete guardrail center line Side to stand, and the rest of the vehicles are all here on the eastbound side, “said DPS spokesman Raul Garcia. Garcia later mentioned that the tanker went up in flames. The Arizona Department of Transportation video showed the fire. The Phoenix Fire Department announced that both milk and diesel fuel had leaked from the burning tanker. One of the other vehicles also caught fire. Four people were pronounced dead at the scene. According to the fire department, paramedics took nine people to nearby hospitals. Six of these patients suffered serious injuries. They are between 22 and 45 years old. The other three victims, including a 6-year-old girl, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. A tenth person was examined on site but did not want to go to the hospital. Several ambulances and fire trucks from Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe and Mesa responded to the scene. Garcia said investigators ruled out impairment as a factor in the crash. They work to piece together the moments that lead to the wreck. On Thursday afternoon, the NTSB said they would send nine investigators to the crime scene. “The traffic was congested. This vehicle [the semi-truck] was traveling at high speed – not necessarily above the specified speed limit. That’s not what we’re saying, “Garcia explained. +16 Fiery crash with semi-kills 4, injured 9 on Loop 202 in Phoenix Jadan Dorsey said he received a call Wednesday night that his father was injured in the crash “He’s better,” said Dorsey. “He just got back from the operation. As far as I know, he only has a rod stuck in his leg and a broken nose. ”He has no chance of seeing his father because he is injured. “He doesn’t have much to give, but he gives one way or another. So he’s always there, no matter what, “said Dorsey. Today Dorsey hopes to be there for his father.” Please pray for my father and pray for everyone who was injured in the crash, “said Dorsey.” … it could have turned out differently for him. We’re all just glad he’s still here. ”The NTSB is expected to visit the crime scene for about 5 to 10 days to conduct fieldwork. However, they failed to state what other factors are believed to be involved in the crash than what was originally reported, and Arizona family officials say that a preliminary report will be completed in 30 to 90 days, with a full report in 12 to 24 Months. Copyright 2021 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation). All rights reserved.
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