PHOENIX — Police are investigating a deadly head-on crash that left three people dead late Thursday night in north Phoenix.
The incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. on 19th Avenue just north of Loop 101.
Two cars were involved in the initial head-on collision, causing both of them to catch fire.
A man driving one car and his passenger, another man, were taken to the hospital where they died from their injuries.
The men in that car have since been identified as 18-year-old Abelino Diaz and 38-year-old Octaviano Giron.
The driver of the second car was also killed in the crash. That driver has not been identified.
A third vehicle was struck during the incident, but no one in that vehicle was injured.
Police believe the car driven by Diaz was driving south in the northbound lanes of 19th Avenue when it struck the second car that was driving north.
The crash remains under investigation.
