PHOENIX — A man and a woman died after their motorcycle collided with an SUV and burst into flames near 35th and Pershing avenues Friday night.
Phoenix police said a woman on the back of the motorcycle was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. She later passed away while receiving treatment.
The man driving the motorcycle, later identified as Elijah Hoffman, was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The driver of the SUV stayed on the scene and is cooperating with authorities. Impairment is not suspected at this time, police said.
A juvenile boy riding in the SUV was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Police say that north and southbound traffic along 35th Avenue from Sweetwater and Willow Avenue while officers work to clear the scene.
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