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1 dead, 3 injured after car gets into rollover crash while fleeing police in north Phoenix

Four people were ejected from the car during the crash after it fled the scene of an earlier call, according to authorities.

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A woman is dead and three others are seriously injured after a car rolled over while fleeing police in north Phoenix early Saturday morning, authorities said.

Officers were called to the area of 19th and Peoria avenues around 3 a.m. for reports of a person with a gun, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

The car authorities believed to be involved fled the scene before getting into a rollover crash near Seventh and Dunlap avenues where the four occupants were ejected, police said.

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Two men and two women were taken to a nearby hospital, where one of the women died. The other three were described by the Phoenix Fire Department as being in critical condition.

The department’s Vehicular Crimes Unit is investigating the fatal north Phoenix crash.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Silent Witness at 480-948-6377 or 480-837-8446 for Spanish Speakers.

KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Douglas Santo contributed to this report. 

Kylie Werner KTAR.com editor

Kylie Werner is a web content editor for KTAR.com. Werner is from Bonita, California, or just 15 minutes south of San Diego. Since graduating from the Cronkite school in December 2023, she has spent her time covering local and hyperlocal news for… Read more

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