Police said a pickup truck was traveling east on the westbound Washington Street when it struck a car headed south on 18th Street.
Phoenix, AZ – A mother and her young daughter suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday morning following a wrong-way collision near downtown Phoenix, according to Phoenix police.
The crash occurred around 11 a.m. at 18th Street and Washington Street.
Police said a pickup truck was traveling east on the westbound Washington Street when it struck a car headed south on 18th Street.
Phoenix police said the pickup was traveling in an auxiliary lane between the light rail tracks and regular traffic when the collision occurred.
Two people in the second car, a mother and her daughter, who is approximately 6 or 7 years old, were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
The pickup truck driver was also taken to the hospital. The driver’s injuries were considered non-life-threatening.
Authorities had not determined whether the driver was impaired.
The incident remains under investigation.