5 hospitalized after SUV crashes into group of people waiting at Phoenix bus stop

An SUV crashed into a group of pedestrians waiting at a Phoenix bus stop Wednesday morning, sending multiple people to the hospital, authorities said.

Preliminary information indicated that speed was a factor in the crash, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

Phoenix Fire Department crews responded to the scene near 46th Street and Baseline Road about 8:15 a.m.

They evaluated six patients, including one who was trapped and had to be extricated by ladder crews.

Four women who were struck by the SUV were hospitalized, including one in critical condition, police said.

The man driving the SUV was taken to a hospital to be treated for unspecified injuries, police said.

One adult who was evaluated at the scene decided against being taken to a hospital, according to the fire department.

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