PD: 2 seriously injured in Phoenix crash after driver runs red light

PHOENIX - Phoenix Police say two people suffered life-threatening injuries after a driver failed to stop at a red light causing two vehicles to crash. 

The crash happened at the intersection of 43rd Avenue and Buckeye Road at 3:00 a.m. Monday. 

Police say a sedan was traveling at a high speed on Buckeye Rd. and failed to stop for the red light at the intersection, colliding with an SUV traveling south on 43rd Ave. One of the vehicles hit a nearby power pole.

Both drivers were taken to the hospital. Police say the male driver of the sedan is in critical condition, and the male driver of the SUV sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries. 

There are traffic restrictions in the area. 

The investigation is ongoing.