PHOENIX – A person died early Monday when a trailer of a car transporter detached itself and landed on the truck carrying it on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix, authorities said. The wreck blocked two right lanes of the highway heading north near the Carefree Highway around 4 a.m., the Arizona Department of Transportation said. There were two people in the truck, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said. UPDATE: I-17 NB near Daisy Mountain Dr .: Middle and right lanes closed due to an accident. Only the left lane is open. Check your route before heading out with the ADOT Alerts and AZ511 apps: https://t.co/MxTvyyEdpM#phxtraffic pic.twitter.com/uQUl9ZAjzR – Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) Aug 30, 2021 Second person condition was unknown, the authorities said. One lane remained closed at around 7:20 a.m., which eased the backlog. Further details were not immediately known. Receive the latest KTAR News 92.3 FM traffic reports directly on your phone by sending an SMS with “TRAFFIC” to 411923. Follow @ KTAR923 We’d like to hear from you. Do you have a story idea or a tip? Forward it to the KTAR news team here.
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