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Man dies after truck crashes into canal in central Phoenix

Police said the single-vehicle crash happened on Tuesday near 18th Avenue and Hatcher Road.

PHOENIX — A man died after his truck crashed into a canal on Tuesday, according to authorities.

The Phoenix Police Department said the single-vehicle crash happened near 18th Avenue and Hatcher Road.

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Police identified the man as Antonio Lopez-Cortes, 43.

First responders arrived at around 5 p.m. and found Lopez-Cortes in his vehicle at the bottom of a dry canal. 

He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Phoenix Fire Department.

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