6-year-old child dead, suspect arrested after hit-and-run collision on Phoenix freeway

PHOENIX – A child was killed in a hit-and-run collision on Interstate 10 in west Phoenix on Sunday night, authorities said.

A suspect was tracked down and arrested after the two-vehicle crash, which occurred around 7:45 p.m. on eastbound I-10 near 75th Avenue.

The freeway was closed for hours while the scene was under investigation.

A car carrying five people crashed into a concrete median wall after getting hit by a pickup truck, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Two children who were in the car were injured in the crash. A 6-year-old girl from Phoenix died at the hospital, while a 4-year-old was listed in stable condition.

Driver in crash that killed child faces multiple charges

The truck driver, identified later as 22-year-old Turatsinze Gadi, fled the scene but was located and taken into custody at a nearby gas station, DPS said.

The Avondale man was booked into jail on counts of second-degree murder, endangerment, aggravated assault and leaving the scene of an injury collision, all felonies.

The investigation is ongoing.

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