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Authorities say two are dead, including the hit-and-run driver who left the scene of a minor wreck, sped down the road and caused the second, deadly collision.
Phoenix Police said around 6:45 p.m. Saturday 50-year-old Francisco Sanchez was driving an Expedition northbound on 83rd Avenue at Pomo Street when he crossed the median and collided head-on with a Tahoe driven by 41-year-old Miriam Gonzalez.
Thompson said both drivers died at the scene of the wreck.
Phoenix police are investigating a car crash that killed two people near 83rd Avenue and Durango Road, according to officials.
The collision involved two SUVs and a smaller vehicle.
The two drivers of the SUVs died at the scene, while the driver of the car was transported to a nearby hospital.
Traffic traveling north and south bound on these roadways are closed until further notice, Phoenix police spokesman Tommy Thompson said.