PHOENIX, AZ – At least one person was injured in a five-vehicle collision that happened near the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Tuesday.
Arizona Department of Public Safety described the incident as a chain-reaction crash, telling Arizona Family that the collision happened around 6 a.m. on SR 143 South near University Drive.
Law enforcement believes speeding and impairment were factors in the collision, but have not specified the events leading up to the crash at this time.
DPS said they believe the injuries that were sustained were non-life-threatening, but have not specified the number of people who were injured.
Authorities shut down the freeway briefly to accommodate the on-scene clean-up process and investigation before reopening all lanes at 7:30 a.m.
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