Phoenix, United States - April 06, 2025 04/06/2025 02:15 am (GMT-0700) PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) and Phoenix firefighters responded to reports of a collision on southbound South Mountain Loop 202 approximately one mile south of the Vee Quiva exit. Troopers arrived to find a sedan blocking the HOV lane with heavy front-end damage. Per AZDPS, an unidentified patient was transported to a local trauma center in critical condition with CPR in progress. Troopers have established a hard closure for southbound SM Loop 202, diverting all southbound traffic off the mainline at the Vee Quiva exit. The closure was expected to remain in place for several hours while troopers investigated the collision.