Multi-vehicle collision closes eastbound U.S. 60 at Gilbert Road in Mesa
A multi-vehicle collision that left one person critically injured closed eastbound U.S. 60 at Gilbert Road in Mesa on Wednesday morning.
The critically injured person was rushed to a trauma hospital, according to Deputy Mesa Fire Chief Forrest Smith. Firefighters treated three other people with minor injuries at the scene.
The collision occurred at about 8 a.m. Wednesday morning and involved six vehicles, according to Quentin G. Mehr, an Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman.
Mehr said a broken-down vehicle was blocking the third inside lane of traffic. Two vehicles slowed down to avoid a crash, but one failed to stop in time, causing a chain-reaction collision, Mehr added.
The investigation is ongoing, but impairment is not suspected, Mehr said.
The Arizona Department of Transportation said in a tweet that the closure extended from Gilbert Road to Val Vista Drive. It had partially reopened by 11 a.m.
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