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Flooding, crashes shut down parts of Loop 101 amid rain in the Valley

Multiple crashes reported along Valley roadways
Crashes under investigation across the Valley amid Monday morning storms
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PHOENIX — As rain continued to fall across the Valley Monday morning, officials were investigating areas of flooding and multiple crashes that led to road closures and delays.

One collision involving four vehicles happened just after 3 a.m. along westbound Loop 101 near 43rd Avenue.

Serious injuries were reported.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety says westbound Loop 101 was also closed at 27th Avenue due to the crash. Routes for southbound and northbound I-17 to westbound Loop 101 were also closed.

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Officials say Monday morning storm activity played a role in the crash, but the investigation is ongoing.

DPS said it is also investigating a number of other incidents.

DPS says there were “several” crashes near Loop 101 and Shea Boulevard in the Scottsdale area.

Loop 101 was also blocked near 75th Avenue due to flooding, Arizona Department of Transportation officials say. That area reopened around 7 a.m.

Maricopa County Flood Control District data shows that more than an inch of rain has fallen in the last 24 hours in some areas of the Valley, especially in the northwestern parts of the Phoenix metro area.