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UPDATE: Tire blowout caused tractor-trailer to rollover on Interstate 10

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UPDATE (4:07 p.m. May 14):

According to DPS, the tractor-trailer experienced a tire blow out, causing it to strike a guardrail and roll over into the median.

The car hauler had ten vehicles on it, which caught fire.

The driver was alone in the cab and died at the scene.

UPDATE (3:30 am):

All lanes of I-10 are back open this morning

UPDATE (6:54):

The Arizona Department of Transportation has confirmed there was a fatality in the crash involving a car hauler that has left the eastbound lanes closed since just after 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Officials said there is no estimated time to reopen the lanes.

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The eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 are closed near Craycroft Road due to a vehicle fire.

According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, a tractor-trailer car hauler overturned in the median and caught fire.

Fire units are on the scene. The status of the driver is unknown.