Mother and daughter critically hurt in Phoenix wrong-way crash

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 01:03 · Archive

A mother and her young daughter suffered life-threatening injuries when a wrong-way driver hit their car near downtown Phoenix on Wednesday morning.

A mother and her young daughter are fighting for their lives after being struck by a wrong-way driver near downtown Phoenix on Wednesday morning.

Phoenix Police Sergeant Sheree Lee said a man in a pickup truck was heading east on Washington Street, a one-way street that runs westbound, when he crashed into the family's car as they headed south on 18th Street around 11 a.m. The driver was in the auxiliary lane, positioned between the light rail and regular traffic.

The daughter is 6 or 7 years old. Both mother and daughter were rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver was also taken to hospital but is expected to survive.

How it is being reported

• Mother, daughter critically hurt in Phoenix wrong-way crashA wrong-way crash near downtown Phoenix Wednesday leaves a mother and her young daughter with life-threatening injuries.KOLD · 14 Oct, 21:35
• Mother, daughter critically hurt in Phoenix wrong-way crashA wrong-way crash near downtown Phoenix Wednesday leaves a mother and her young daughter with life-threatening injuries.Azfamily · 14 Oct, 21:35

In this story: Phoenix · Washington Street · 18th Street · Phoenix Police

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