A car crash took place in Phoenix yesterday, February 20th. In this car accident, multiple children were injured. The crash took place at the intersection of Central and Northern Avenues. At around 7:00 am. Four teenagers and one 9-year-old were injured in the crash.
All five of the children sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Everyone involved in the accident survived. A woman driving one of the vehicles was not injured. Following the accident, police closed the intersection to attempt to identify the cause of the crash.
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Right now, it is not clear what caused the accident. However, the police are investigating to try to determine whether impairment, distracted driving, speeding, or reckless driving were factors in the crash.
A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the families pay for the medical expenses. So far, roughly $63,000 has been raised out of the $100,000 goal. If you would like to contribute to the medical expenses for the injured children, please feel free to go to the page and to make a donation.
The exact details about the extent of the injuries has not been released as of right now. However, more information about this will likely be released in the coming days. Right now, no arrests have been made and no charges have been filed.
However, police will examine the surveillance video footage from the intersection to try to see if they can identify a single cause for the accident.