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Fatal head-on collision involving wrong-way driver closes northbound Loop 303 near Surprise
A driver was killed after a wrong-way vehicle struck another car on Loop 303 near Bell Road on Tuesday night. The wrong-way vehicle overturned and caught fire, and its driver was taken to a hospital; criminal charges are pending.
A driver died Tuesday night in a head-on crash involving a wrong-way vehicle on northbound Loop 303 near Bell Road in Surprise, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
DPS dispatchers received calls about a wrong-way driver near milepost 120 shortly after 9 p.m. Troopers were then alerted to a collision near milepost 117 before they could reach the area, the agency said.
The wrong-way vehicle struck another car head-on, rolled onto its roof and caught fire. Bystanders stopped and pulled the wrong-way driver from the vehicle, according to DPS. The driver of the other vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The wrong-way driver was taken to a hospital for treatment, and criminal charges are pending.
Northbound lanes were closed during the response. Southbound lanes were not affected.