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Driver seriously hurt after crash involving fuel tanker near I-17 and Durango Street

It happened around 1:30 Sunday morning
Fuel tanker crash 12-17-23 web
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PHOENIX — One person is hurt after a crash early Sunday morning involving a fuel tanker in Phoenix.

Phoenix police say they were called to the area of I-17 and Durango Street around 1:30 a.m. for a crash involving a car and the fuel tanker.

Officers arrived and found the driver of the car suffering from critical injuries.

That driver was taken to the hospital for their injuries.

The fuel truck driver stayed at the scene and was not hurt.

Police believe the car was going east on Durango when it crashed into the trailer of the fuel tanker that was making a left turn onto Durango.

The driver of the fuel tanker showed no signs of impairment. Whether the other driver was impaired is not yet known.

The crash remains under investigation.