PHOENIX, AZ – Three people have died and six others are injured after a multiple vehicle crash involving a city bus in central Phoenix Thursday afternoon.
Crews say they responded to the scene of an initial medical alarm call at 7th Avenue and Missouri Road.
Phoenix Police said five vehicles were involved in the collision.
Firefighters transported seven people to nearby hospitals and two were pronounced dead at the scene. A patient who was transported later died in hospital.
No city bus passenger was injured in the accident.
Further details regarding the accident were not known at the time.
Authorities say roads in the area are closed.
Be advised that the Phoenix Fire Department is working on a first medical alarm at 7th Avenue and Missouri Road. Please stay away from this area. All roads are closed in this area
– Phoenix Fire Department (@PHXFire) June 10, 2021