2 men dead after wrong-way crash near Surprise

Two men died after a wrong-way crash Tuesday night in the area of Sun Valley Parkway and milepost 131, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded to the area near Surprise around 8:30 p.m. and found the crash involved three vehicles. The wrong-way driver was taken to a hospital where he died, according to the Sheriff's Office.

A man who was a passenger in one of the other vehicles also died in the hospital due to his injuries.

Two drivers, a man and a woman, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Deputies determined that wrong-way driving caused the accident and impairment was not a factor, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The names of the victims would be released Thursday, the Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Surprise-area wrong-way crash leaves 2 dead