GILBERT, Ariz. — One person has died and another was seriously injured in a two-car crash in Gilbert Tuesday night, authorities said.
Police said a Chevrolet Colorado driven by a 49-year-old female was in the eastbound turn lane at Williams Field Road when it attempted to turn north onto Lindsay Road and collided with a Dodge Ram truck headed westbound on Williams Field Road.
A passenger in the Chevrolet, 44-year-old Allen Joseph Wilson, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Police said the driver of the Chevrolet was transported to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver and passenger of the Ram pickup were not injured and remained at the scene.
Gilbert police said the intersection of Lindsay and Williams Field roads was closed while officers worked to clear the scene and investigate the crash.
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