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Phoenix police said a 64-year-old man was struck by and killed by a car in west Phoenix early Thursday evening.
Abelardo Rivera-Contreras was crossing 83rd Avenue north of Indian School Road outside an unmarked crosswalk about 6:15 p.m. when he was struck by a 2006 Ford Fusion driven by a 27-year-old man, who stayed at the scene until police arrived, said Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson.
Rivera-Contreras was taken to a Phoenix hospital, where he died, Thompson said.
Thompson said impairment might have been a factor and that the investigation was continuing.
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.