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SURPRISE, AZ — A stretch of Loop 303 northbound was closed Tuesday night due to a deadly wrong-way crash near Bell Road, officials say.
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Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say dispatchers received calls about a wrong-way driver near milepost 120 just after 9 p.m.
Before troopers could arrive at the scene, they received calls about a head-on collision near milepost 117.
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It was determined that the wrong-way vehicle struck another vehicle head-on before rolling onto its roof and catching fire. Bystanders reportedly stopped along the roadway and got the driver out of the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle that was struck was pronounced dead at the scene.
The wrong-way driver was taken to a hospital for treatment. Criminal charges are pending, DPS says.
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Southbound lanes were not impacted.