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ALERT: Fatal collision slowing traffic on I-10 near Picacho Peak

Posted at 3:16 PM, Jun 14, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-14 21:07:22-04

PICACHO PEAK, Ariz. (KGUN9-TV) - A fatal single vehicle accident on westbound I-10 at milepost 221 near Picacho Peak has backed up traffic for about several miles.

Arizona Department of Public Safety official Quentin Mehr says the collision happened around 2:40 p.m.

According to Mehr, a vehicle was traveling eastbound on I-10 when the 78-year-old driver lost control.

She ran through the median onto the westbound side of I-10 and rolled her vehicle.
 
Both eastbound and westbound I-10 are restricted to one lane in the area of the collision.
 
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