Justice · I-10 closureVail I-10 crash: Fire shut all eastbound lanesWritten November 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM UTCWatchTranscript0:07A fiery two vehicle crash shut every eastbound lane of Interstate Ten near Vail.0:12Drivers were warned to expect delays and consider alternate routes after the0:17Wednesday evening shutdown.0:19Westbound lanes were unaffected.0:20Whether eastbound traffic has since resumed is still unclear.0:24The crash happened near Mile Post290, about twelve miles east of Vale, Arizona.0:30The shutdown affected eastbound Interstate Ten there, with Arizona Department of0:36Public Safety troopers investigating the collision.0:38ADOT announced the crash Wednesday evening, November4 th.0:43The shutdown left motorists facing delays, while the investigation continued, and0:49officials gave no estimated time for reopening.0:51Every eastbound lane was closed in the initial shutdown.0:55ADOT said westbound lanes weren't affected, so traffic traveling in the opposite1:00direction escaped the closure.1:02Those conditions describe the initial response that evening.1:05Two vehicles were involved.1:07And the collision included a fire.1:10Public safety troopers were investigating what happened.1:13The agency hadn't said whether anyone was injured, leaving the human toll of the1:18crash unknown.1:19The surrounding stretch had also seen fatal crashes in October, and another injury1:25collision earlier that week near Marsh Station Road.1:28A man suffered life-threatening injuries October5 and died days later.1:33Another man died in a single vehicle crash there October6.1:37Two people were injured November2nd when an RV hit a large boulder near State1:42Route83 .1:43For Wednesday's crash, drivers were advised to consider alternate routes.1:48Officials hadn't identified a specific detour, so that advice didn't give motorists1:54a designated road around the shutdown.1:56Whether eastbound traffic had resumed by early Thursday morning was still unclear.2:01The Wednesday evening shutdown couldn't tell drivers whether those lanes were open2:07hours later, and no reopening time had been announced.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
