PHOENIX — Authorities say three children were taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after sustaining injuries from a two-vehicle crash in North Phoenix.
The Phoenix Fire Department responded to calls of a collision near Bell Road and 34th Way shortly after 2 p.m. Paramedics and firefighters treated five people at the scene for various injuries.
Four patients, including three juveniles, were taken to the hospital. Phoenix fire said an 8-year-old boy sustained a head injury and was in "critical condition."
A 19-year-old woman and a 4-year-old boy were also listed are being in critical condition, Phoenix fire said.
A 13-year-old boy who sustained an abdominal injury was in stable condition.
Phoenix police are currently investigating the crash.
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