PHOENIX — A teenager is dead and a second teen is hurt after a Sunday morning crash in north Phoenix.
Phoenix police say they were called to the area of 43rd Avenue and Happy Valley Road around 1:30 a.m. for a report of a vehicle striking a tree.
When officers arrived, they found two teens in the vehicle. Both were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
The passenger in the car, identified as a 16-year-old boy, died at the hospital. The driver, another teen boy, is in critical condition, according to Phoenix police.
It's not clear what led up to the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
