DPS: 1 killed in crash on Interstate 10 in Phoenix

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Officials say one person died in the crash.
Photographer: Arizona Department of Transportation
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Posted: 01/12/2013

PHOENIX - One person is dead following an accident on Interstate 10 in Phoenix early Saturday.

The Department of Public Safety said the crash happened around 5:20 a.m. on the eastbound I-10 near 43rd Avenue.

The accident involved two vehicles. There was no word on the conditions of the others involved.

The two right lanes were restricted but the freeway was fully opened at 8:31 a.m.

There has been no word on what caused the accident.

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