Overview
- Emergency crews responded to a tow truck fire in the southbound lanes of Loop 101 just south of Ray Road and extinguished remaining hot spots.
- Arizona Department of Public Safety investigators say the tow truck hit a crash cushion and then a concrete barrier before catching fire.
- A man who was taken to a hospital after the blaze later died, and authorities have not publicly identified him.
- A witness at the scene tried to extinguish flames on the driver before firefighters arrived, according to local reporting.
- Southbound Loop 101 lanes were closed during the response and the incident highlights how single-vehicle crashes can disrupt a major Phoenix-area freeway and force local detours.