SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Traffic was moving slowly on an East Valley freeway after a crash involving an overturned dump truck early Friday afternoon.

It happened around 12:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) near Thunderbird Road. The Arizona Department of Public Safety reports the collision involved multiple vehicles, including a dump truck that ended up on its side, spilling hot asphalt across the freeway.

Only minor injuries were reported in the crash. However, crews worked for hours to clean the freeway and remove the truck, which was also leaking fluid onto the 101.

The southbound HOV lane and at least two other left lanes were blocked until they were reopened around 4:45 p.m.

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