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14-Year-Old Dies After Being Struck by Car in West Phoenix Crosswalk; 11-Year-Old Injured
A 14-year-old died Thursday, a day after being hit by a car while crossing 107th Avenue near Indian School Road with an 11-year-old, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the children entered an unmarked crosswalk in the path of a southbound Kia Soul; the driver stayed at the scene and showed no signs of impairment.
A 14-year-old has died from injuries suffered when a car struck them while they crossed a west Phoenix street, Phoenix police said Thursday, one day after the collision that also injured an 11-year-old.
Officers were dispatched around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday to the area of 107th Avenue and Indian School Road after reports of a crash involving two pedestrians, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
Investigators learned that the two children were trying to cross 107th Avenue when they were hit. The 11-year-old was taken to a hospital by the Phoenix Fire Department with injuries described as non-life-threatening. The 14-year-old was transported with life-threatening injuries and died the following day, Thursday.
Preliminary findings indicate a 2012 Kia Soul was traveling southbound on 107th Avenue when the children entered the roadway in an unmarked crosswalk, putting them in the path of the vehicle.
The driver remained at the scene and showed no signs of impairment, police said.
The investigation into the fatal collision is ongoing. Police have not released the names of the children or the driver.
The crash occurred at an intersection without a marked crosswalk, a detail that safety advocates say can leave pedestrians â particularly children â more vulnerable on wide arterial roads. Indian School Road is a major east-west corridor in west Phoenix, and 107th Avenue carries significant traffic.
No further information was immediately available. Anyone with details about the collision is asked to contact the Phoenix Police Department.