PHOENIX — Three children and two adults have been taken to a hospital after a crash in west Phoenix.
At about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, emergency crews were called to the intersection of 43rd Avenue and Encanto Boulevard for reports of a two-vehicle crash.
Phoenix fire officials say the crash involved a passenger car and a work truck.
During the impact, a woman was thrown from her vehicle. She was taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition along with three girls who are said to be in critical condition.
A man was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital in stable condition for observation, police said.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.