LITTLEFIELD, Arizona — A wrong-way driver was killed early Sunday morning after colliding head-on with a semi-truck on Interstate 15 near mile marker 11, according to first responders.

The crash occurred shortly after 3:17 a.m. near the Desert Springs exit, northeast of Littlefield. Authorities said the passenger car, traveling northbound in the southbound lanes, struck the semi-truck head-on after entering the interstate through a fence from the frontage road near mile marker 8.

According to Beaver Dam/Littlefield Fire District Capt. Larry Lydon, the driver and sole occupant of the car died at the scene. The semi-truck driver was injured and transported by emergency personnel for treatment. A secondary collision occurred when another vehicle struck the back of the semi, deploying its airbags, but those occupants declined medical transport.

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Responding agencies included Mesquite Fire & Rescue, the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office, the Arizona Department of Public Safety, and the Arizona Department of Transportation. Crews spent several hours working to extricate the deceased driver and clear the wreckage before reopening all lanes.

According to St. George News, the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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