Woman killed in accident with cement mixer

(Gray News) – A woman was killed in a multi-vehicle crash involving a cement mixer in Arizona.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said it received a report of a serious injury crash on Williamson Valley Road north of the Pioneer Parkway intersection.

According to the sheriff’s office, three vehicles were involved, two passenger cars and a cement mixer.

According to authorities, one of the vehicles was parked in the left lane at the traffic light on Pioneer Parkway and continued driving when the light turned green.

Another vehicle attempted to overtake the first vehicle in the right lane at the end of the roadway, forcing the driver to move into the left lane, causing him to collide with the first vehicle.

As a result of the collision, the second vehicle ended up on the opposite lane directly in front of an oncoming concrete mixer truck.

The driver of the cement mixer tried to avoid the car but collided with it, causing the car to crash into an unpaved shoulder. The cement mixer crashed into a guardrail.

The driver of the vehicle hit by the mixer was flown to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The driver’s wife, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was taken from the scene of the accident but died en route to the hospital.

Officials arrived at the scene to conduct a preliminary investigation. Several witnesses said the cement mixer driver did not have time to prevent the accident.

Authorities said the driver of the vehicle struck by the cement mixer did not appear to have any impairing effects.

If possible, an interview with the driver will be conducted at a later date, officials said.

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