PD: 1 dead after cab hits pole in Mesa

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The accident involved a green minivan cab.
Photographer: ABC15
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Posted: 03/18/2013

MESA, AZ - Mesa police say one person has died after a cab hit a pole Monday morning.

The accident which happened near Power Road and Hampton Avenue around 8 a.m. involved a minivan cab.

Air15 video showed the green van with its front end resting up against a metal pole.

Police said the 54-year-old cab driver had a possible medical condition before crashing into the pole.

Police said a 27-year-old man who was a passenger in the vehicle was not hurt.

 

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