Overview
- The passenger van, which crashed Thursday night just after 9 p.m. southbound on U.S. 191 near milepost 36 in Pearce, carried 12 people.
- Three occupants were ejected in the wreck and died at the scene, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
- First responders airlifted four patients to Tucson hospitals, with two in critical condition and two listed as stable.
- The highway closed overnight for the investigation and reopened around 5 a.m. Friday, according to state officials.
- Investigators say the probe remains active with no victim names released in a rural area about 85 miles east of Tucson.