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Teen girl killed in crash near 7th Ave and Camelback Rd

Posted at 12:06 PM, Dec 12, 2021
and last updated 2021-12-13 12:06:08-05

PHOENIX — A 15-year-old girl has died after a two-vehicle crash near 7th Avenue and Camelback Road.

Phoenix police were called to the area at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Investigators say a vehicle traveling southbound on 7th Avenue began to make a left turn when it collided with another vehicle that was northbound on 7th Avenue.

The people inside the southbound vehicle suffered minor injures only, according to Phoenix police.

A man who was driving the northbound vehicle was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. A 15-year-old girl who was a passenger in the northbound vehicle was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and later died.

She has since been identified as Alessa Osuna.

No further details have been provided. The investigation remains ongoing.