Truck driver killed in head-on crash with Phoenix bus

Man dies after crashing into bus in Phoenix

A man is dead following a head-on crash between a pickup truck and a city bus on Jan. 26 near 51st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road.

PHOENIX - A man is dead following a crash involving a city bus in west Phoenix on Monday.

What we know:

The crash happened just before 4 a.m. on Jan. 26 near 51st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. 

Phoenix Police say when officers got to the scene, they found a crash between a pickup truck and a city bus. The driver of the truck, 48-year-old Delfino Mota Jr., was taken to a hospital by firefighters where he later died.

The bus driver was not hurt, and no passengers were on board at the time of the crash.

Traffic in the area was temporarily shut down due to the investigation.

Dig deeper:

Investigators believe Mota Jr. crossed into oncoming traffic, hitting the bus head-on.

"Preliminary reports indicate the Mota Jr., tried to pass traffic using the two-way left turn lane, swerved to avoid another vehicle, entered oncoming traffic, and collided head-on with the bus," police said.

Map of where the crash happened