3 dead, 2 injured in Arizona tractor-trailer crash

Authorities say three people are dead and two others seriously injured in a car crash near the Arizona-New Mexico border. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say a tractor-trailer and another vehicle collided around 5 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 10 near San Simon. The southeastern Arizona town is located about 11 miles from the New Mexico line. Authorities say three people in the car were dead at the scene and the two injured were airlifted to a hospital. The semi-truck also caught fire after the collision. Officials didn’t immediately say if the driver survived. DPS says the names of the dead and injured aren’t immediately available and the cause of the crash is unclear.