PHOENIX — Two teenage boys have died after a crash involving a UTV in Phoenix on Thursday.
Around 5 p.m. Thursday, Phoenix Fire crews were called to the canal near 43rd Avenue and Cholla Street, north of Peoria Avenue, for reports of a vehicle into a canal.
When crews arrived on the scene, they located a RZR UTV about 30 feet down into a dry storm canal.
Two teen boys were taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition, according to Phoenix Fire officials. The younger of the two teens died on the day of the incident, while the older teen remained in critical condition, according to police.
Officials later announced that the older teen died at the hospital on February 11.
Following a preliminary investigation, police believe the older teen was driving the UTV when he lost control for unknown reasons and crashed through a fence, before going down the embankment into the canal.
Officials previously stated the younger teen was the driver of the UTV but have since clarified that the older teen was the driver in the incident.
Authorities have identified the boys as 16-year-old Nolan Coffland and 18-year-old Hunter Strode.
The investigation remains ongoing.
