Early Sunday morning, a fatal accident on Interstate 10 near Sacaton claimed the life of a motorcyclist in a three-vehicle collision. The incident, which occurred just before 6 a.m. close to milepost 177, involved the motorcyclist rear-ending a stake-bed truck, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. As reported by FOX 10 Phoenix, the rider was ejected from the bike and subsequently run over by another passing vehicle.
The ABC 15 coverage of the incident confirms that the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries have been reported following the crash, and as of the latest updates, the identity of the victim as well as the other drivers involved remains undisclosed.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, eastbound traffic on I-10 near milepost 175 was closed to facilitate the investigation, but has since been reopened. Authorities are continuing their inquiry into the exact causes of the crash, examining the chain of events that led to this fatal outcome on a stretch of Arizona freeway that, on that early Sunday, became an impromptu terminal.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has not released additional details pertaining to the incident.
