Part of Interstate 10 was closed south of Phoenix near Sun Lakes after a fatal crash. The I-10 is closed in both directions between Riggs and Casa Blanca roads, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

A busy freeway south of the Valley is shut down following a deadly chain-reaction crash Wednesday afternoon. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, around noon, five vehicles collided on Interstate 10 roughly two miles south of Riggs Road near the community of Sun Lakes.

Two people are dead following a multi-vehicle crash along Interstate 10 south of Phoenix, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

Two people have died following a multi-vehicle crash on the I-10 south of Phoenix. the crash happened near Riggs Road, and prompted road closures for some time. FOX 10's Lindsey Ragas reports.