The incident happened at the intersection of 16th Street and Avenue B on Monday, December 23
Yuma, AZ – At least three people were hurt in a traffic collision that happened in Yuma on Monday afternoon, the Yuma Police Department reported.
The incident happened at the intersection of 16th Street and Avenue B on Monday, December 23.
According to Yuma police, two vehicles collided near the intersection. Details on what led up to the collision were not immediately provided.
Police and firefighters immediately responded to the scene and attended to the involved parties. After evaluation, medics transported three people to a hospital for further treatment. There was no update on the condition of the injured parties.
No additional details on the incident were available. The Yuma Police Department is conducting an investigation into the collision.
Yuma County is one of the counties with higher population in Arizona. The county highly contributes to the amount of traffic accidents that result in injuries and fatalities yearly in Arizona. The state has seen a slight decline in traffic incidents over the past two years, but crash-related fatalities remain high. In 2023, the state recorded 122,247 motor-vehicle crashes resulting in 1,307 deaths, according to reports by AZDOT. In 2024, total crashes dropped to 121,107 and fatalities fell to 1,228 – a 6.1% decrease from the previous year. Despite this modest improvement, serious injuries and fatalities remain near historically high levels, underscoring persistent road-safety challenges. Speeding, impaired driving, and failure to yield continue to be leading contributors to fatal and serious collisions involving pedestrians statewide. While emergency response initiatives and public-awareness campaigns aim to curb these risks, Arizona’s highways and urban roadways still experience a substantial number of severe crashes each year.
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