{"id":954119,"date":"2026-07-23T14:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/954119\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:11:18","slug":"man-in-critical-condition-after-multi-car-crash-in-west-phoenix-road-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/954119\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in critical condition after multi-car crash in west Phoenix; road closed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 A man is fighting for his life after a serious crash shut down a stretch of a major road in west Phoenix early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The collision was reported near <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/eo4S3Ejrcvbd4PJu5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/eo4S3Ejrcvbd4PJu5\">43rd Avenue and Claremont Street<\/a>, north of Bethany Home Road, around 3:15 a.m. Police arrived and found a man had been ejected from one of the vehicles. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, according to authorities. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">A Phoenix police officer was seen putting a woman in handcuffs at the scene. Authorities have not yet said if she is facing charges in connection to the crash. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The collision was reported near 43rd Avenue and Claremont Street, north of Bethany Home Road.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3LQCJ7ZDH5A3HHW7AMLHPJQSOQ.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>The collision was reported near 43rd Avenue and Claremont Street, north of Bethany Home Road.(Arizona&#8217;s Family)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Arizona\u2019s Family witnessed one homeowner\u2019s front yard fence damaged due to the wreck. Large amounts of debris, including glass and vehicle parts, were scattered throughout the street. One vehicle had severe damage to its driver\u2019s side doors, and a second vehicle ended up in front of a nearby home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Officials say 43rd Avenue is shut down in both directions north of Bethany Home Road to Maryland Avenue. Residents and drivers are asked to avoid the area and use alternate routes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KTVK\/KPHO. 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