A two-vehicle crash resulted in a fatality Nov. 3, 2017 on Interstate 10 near South Alvernon Way, said Raul Garcia, an Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman.  

One person died in a two-vehicle crash Friday night on Interstate 10, near Alvernon Way, said an Arizona Department of Public Safety official.

The crash occurred on eastbound I-10 and it involved a commercial motor vehicle and a passenger vehicle, said Raul Garcia, a spokesman for DPS.

The victim was trapped in the vehicle when it burst into flames, Garcia said.

No further information about the crash was immediately available.

The eastbound lanes of I-10 re-opened at about 10:40 p.m.


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