According to police, a car traveling at a high rate of speed northwest on Grand Avenue slammed into a large truck and trailer turning onto 33rd Avenue from Grand Avenue
Phoenix, AZ – Aaron Soto and Angel Loera, both ages 28, has been identified as victims killed in a traffic collision near 33rd Avenue in Phoenix Tuesday morning.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, the crash happened at around 7 a.m. near of 33rd and Grand Avenues.
Soto was driving northwest on Grand Avenue with Loera riding as passenger.
Their car was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck the back of a semi-truck who was making a left turn into 33rd Avenue from southeast Grand Avenue.
Soto and Loera were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the semi-truck was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and showed no signs of impairment.
No additional details regarding the mishap were provided.
The incident remains under investigation.
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Phoenix, AZ.- Two people were killed in a crash involving a big rig in Phoenix on Tuesday morning, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
The crash happened near 33rd and Grand avenues at about 7 a.m.
According to police, a car traveling at a high rate of speed northwest on Grand Avenue slammed into a large truck and trailer turning onto 33rd Avenue from Grand Avenue.
The two people riding in the car were killed in the crash.
The driver of the big rig was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Roads in the area were shut down as authorities worked to clear the scene.
The accident is under investigation.