PHOENIX — A man has died after being hit by a car in south Phoenix, the city’s police department said.
The collision happened on Thursday night at about 8:43 p.m. on Seventh Avenue, just south of the Salt River bridge.
When officers got to the scene, they found a man who had been seriously hurt. He was taken to a nearby hospital and later died.
The man has not been identified.
Police release details of deadly crash in south Phoenix
Phoenix police added that their preliminary investigation shows that the man was in a motorized wheelchair and was in the road when he was hit by a car that was headed north on Seventh Avenue.
The driver who hit the man stayed at the scene of the crash and impairment is not believed to be a factor in the crash.
Police said the accident needs to be reconstructed before they decide whether or not the driver will face charges.
No other details were released.
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