UPDATE (7:30 p.m.):
The Arizona Department of Public Safety is now saying an adult and one child were killed in Friday's crash.
It initially took place just after 6:00 p.m., when the car hit a semi-truck that was slowing down in the same lane due to road construction.
The car then hit the rear of the semi-truck, killing the adult and child on impact.
Another child in the car was left with non-life threatening injuries.
DPS says they will not be revealing the identity of the adult driver until their notification process is complete.
They do not intend to release the names of the children involved at any point.
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Arizona Department of Public Safety Troopers worked through Friday night and Saturday morning to investigate and clear a crash that shut down the eastbound lanes of I-10 near Vail for nearly 12 hours.
KGUN 9 reached out to DPS which confirmed the crash was at milepost 291, about 12 miles east of Vail. DPS said the crash had unknown injuries at the time but did not elaborate on how many people were involved.
The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. and the closure was lifted just before 5:30 a.m. Saturday.
This is a developing story, stay with KGUN 9 for updates.
