One dead, two critically hurt in west Phoenix crash

One person is dead and two others critically hurt after an accident in west Phoenix.

Phoenix Fire crews responded to the area for a crash involving several vehicles in the area of 43rd Avenue and McDowell at about 2:30 a.m.

One person was pronounced dead on the scene.

Two other people, a 35-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, were rushed to Banner University Trauma Center in critical condition.

Phoenix Police say a woman in a burgundy vehicle was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Another passenger was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

A fourth person was treated and did not need to be transported.