YAVAPAI COUNTY, Ariz. – Three people are dead, and three others were hospitalized following a crash on Saturday along U.S. Highway 93 near Wickenburg.
What we know:
The crash happened in the southbound lanes at milepost 181 on Sept. 20 just after 11 a.m.
When first responders got to the scene, they found two damaged vehicles. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene. Three others were transported to hospitals.
U.S. 93 was closed in both directions, but it has since been reopened.
Dig deeper:
Firefighters say witnesses reported seeing the driver of an Acura trying to pass another car, which led to a T-bone collision with another vehicle. Three of the victims inside the Acura weren’t wearing seat belts, and were ejected from the vehicle. They died at the scene.
The Acura passenger is in critical but stable condition. The driver suffered minor injuries. The driver and passenger of the second car suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Three people were killed in a two-car crash on Sept. 20 along U.S. Highway 93 near Wickenburg. (WVFD Bagdad Fire & Rescue)
What we don’t know:
The victims weren’t identified.
Map of area where the crash happened
The Source: Information for this story was gathered from a statement from the Yavapai County Fire Consortium, the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the Arizona Department of Transportation and a social media post from WVFD Bagdad Fire & Rescue.