PHOENIX — Two people were taken to hospitals after a series of crashes in the West Valley early Monday morning.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say a hit-and-run collision occurred on the highway before a secondary collision happened at a nearby intersection.
Video from the scene near 75th Avenue and Van Buren Street showed a passenger car that was seriously damaged after a crash involving two semi-trucks.
Phoenix Police Department officials confirmed that the vehicle caught fire after the crash.
The driver of the vehicle, only identified as a man, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. One of the truck drivers, also a man, was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
DPS says no one was injured during the initial hit-and-run crash on the freeway.
The investigation is ongoing.
We're working to gather more details about this developing story. Stay with ABC15 for updates.
