Children hospitalized following crash on I-10 in Buckeye

BUCKEYE, Ariz. - Multiple people were hurt, including several children, following a two-vehicle crash along Interstate 10 in Buckeye on Wednesday night.

The crash happened on Aug. 7, along westbound I-10 near Verrado Way. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a Nissan SUV was traveling in the eastbound lanes when it veered off the road, went over the concrete barrier wall and crashed into a Chevrolet SUV that was heading westbound.

A woman and two children were inside the Nissan SUV, and an adult and two children were inside the Chevrolet SUV. All of the children were hospitalized, with two of them sustaining severe injuries and one sustaining life-threatening injuries, DPS said.

The woman driving the Nissan SUV was also hospitalized.

DPS is investigating the cause of the crash.

The westbound lanes were shut down for several hours before being fully reopened early Thursday morning.