Arizona Dept. of Public Safety officers at the scene of a seven-vehicle, chain-reaction collision that closed Interstate-10 westbound north of Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 18, 2016. At least three people died in the collision. Photo by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star

A seven-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate 10 at the Ruthrauff Road exit around 8 a.m. Tuesday left three people dead, authorities said. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, two people died later, and several were hospitalized after the wreck, said Quentin Mehr, an Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman. DPS hadn’t released a cause of the crash or any names as of Tuesday night.


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