1 driver dead, 1 brought to hospital after collision in Phoenix

A man died after a Monday morning collision between a van and a semi-truck in Phoenix, authorities said.

Officers with the Phoenix Police Department responded to the scene near 25th Avenue and Buckeye Road shortly after 7:20 a.m.

They found the driver of the van, 48-year-old Jared Paul Tobler, unresponsive. Although the Phoenix Fire Department brought him to a nearby hospital, he was pronounced dead.

The semi-truck driver was also brought to a hospital as a precaution, police said.

Investigators believe the collision occurred after Tobler turned left in front of the semi-truck.

This is an updated version of a story originally published on June 15, 2026.

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