Two dead, five injured following crash on Interstate 8
UPDATE (10:00 P.M.)
According to the Department of Public Safety, two people have died and five others were injured in a crash on Interstate 8 near Gila Bend Friday.
Officials said two people were confirmed dead and five others were flown to nearby hospitals for their injuries after a two-vehicle collision near milepost 98.
Westbound lanes remain closed to allow rescue helicopters to land, DPS said.
{“url”:”https://twitter.com/ArizonaDOT/status/985021095186087936″,”author_name”:”Arizona DOT”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/ArizonaDOT”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;UPDATE: I-8 WB remains closed at milepost 102. Those in the backup past milepost 102 are being rerouted onto I-8 EB and directed back to Gila Bend. Vehicle are NOT being routed around the crash. Still no estimated time to reopen the WB highway. &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/rcHHRMmfLL”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/rcHHRMmfLL&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/ArizonaDOT/status/985021095186087936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;April 14, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}
UPDATE (8:39 P.M.)
According to Arizona Department of Transportation, Interstate 8 still remains closed. All traffic is being directed to turn around at milepost 102.
Officials said it is expected to be an extended closure. Drivers can take State 85 north to Interstate 10 West towards US 95 South and re-enter Interstate in Yuma.
{“url”:”https://twitter.com/ArizonaDOT/status/984999569120313344″,”author_name”:”Arizona DOT”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/ArizonaDOT”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;REMINDER: Interstate 8 westbound remains closed at milepost 96 past Gila Bend. All traffic is turning around at milepost 102. This is expected to be an extended closure. Motorists can take SR 85 north to I-10 west to US 95 south and re-enter I-8 in Yuma. &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/74scxv24LH”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/74scxv24LH&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/ArizonaDOT/status/984999569120313344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;April 14, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}
ORIGINAL STORY
A crash has caused closures for the westbound lanes of Interstate 8 at milepost 96 past Gila Bend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
There is no estimated reopening time at this time. Drivers should consider delaying travel or take an alternate route.
Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov, by calling 511 and through ADOT’s Twitter feed @ArizonaDOT.
When a freeway closure or other major traffic event occurs, our free app available at ADOTAlerts.com will send critical information directly to app users in affected areas – where possible, in advance of alternate routes.
