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Authorities say one person is dead following a chain-reaction crash involving multiple semi-trucks along Interstate 10 near Tonopah. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the crash happened when a semi-truck rolled on eastbound I-10 west of Tonopah at milepost 79. After the rollover, a second semi-truck following behind came to a stop, but a third semi-truck struck the second semi, killing the driver of the third semi-truck.

We’ve learned there are two separate collisions in this area involving three semis. There is one fatality and one injury as a result. Traffic exiting at MP45. Traffic stuck at the collision is being turned around in the median. — Dept. Public Safety (@Arizona_DPS) April 17, 2018

The crash is west of the Salome Road interchange and DPS says it will be an extended closure.

CLOSURE DETOUR: I-10 EB detour at Vicksburg Road (MP 45) north to US 60, east to Salome Road and drive southeast back to I-10 past crash site. #aztraffic pic.twitter.com/YNyau6Ok9r — Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) April 17, 2018

UPDATE: I-10 eastbound west of Tonopah. Road is closed at MP 80 for a serious crash. The crash is west of Salome Road interchange. #aztraffic pic.twitter.com/eYE7flZ77a — Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) April 17, 2018

Please avoid the area.