MARICOPA, AZ — A portion of State Route 347 was shut down for several hours due to a crash near Cement Plant Road, north of Maricopa, on Thursday morning.
Arizona Department of Transportation officials say the closure impacted the northbound lanes of traffic.
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, troopers assisted the Gila River Police Department with the investigation.
GRPD says the crash happened just before 5 a.m. and involved a semi-truck and a motorcycle. One of the drivers died at the scene.
A separate crash was reported in the area, east of SR 347 near Casa Blanca Road, involving a school bus, but no children were on the bus at the time of the collision.
Editor's note: ABC15 initially identified the SR 347 crash near Cement Plant Road as involving a school bus; however, the Gila River Police Department says a nearby crash involves a school bus. The story has been updated to reflect the correction.
