TEMPE — A motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. 60 near the Loop 101 ramp.
Officials with the Arizona Department of Public Safety say a motorcycle crashed into a car that was parked in the emergency lane. The crash caused the motorcyclist to be thrown into the roadway where another vehicle struck them.
It is unknown why the first vehicle was stopped in the road.
U.S. 60 westbound was closed for about an hour while the crash was being investigated.
The condition of the other drivers has not been released.
UPDATE: US 60 WB is CLOSED at the ramp; all WB traffic must exit at Dobson Road. There's no estimated time to reopen the road.#aztraffic https://t.co/m9LQs6T3fr
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) April 3, 2022
