Mother, Daughter Critically Injured in Wrong-Way Pickup Collision in Downtown Phoenix
A mother and her young daughter sustained critical injuries when a pickup truck driver traveling the wrong way collided with their vehicle near 18th Street and Washington Street in downtown Phoenix.
Phoenix, AZ, October 14, 2026 —
A mother and her young daughter sustained critical injuries in a collision involving a pickup truck driver traveling the wrong way near 18th Street and Washington Street in downtown Phoenix.
The available information identifies the two injured people as a mother and her young daughter, but does not provide their names or ages. It also does not specify what type of vehicle they were in, when the collision occurred or the direction either vehicle was traveling.
The pickup truck driver was described as traveling the wrong way. No further details were provided about how the driver came to be on the wrong side of the road or what happened immediately before the collision. The circumstances of the crash beyond the reported wrong-way travel and impact have not been stated.
The mother and daughter’s injuries were described as critical. The information provided does not say whether anyone else was injured, where the two were taken for treatment or whether their condition later changed. It also does not identify the pickup driver or provide details about that person’s condition.
No date, official agency account, investigation findings or information about possible charges was included in the summary. Accordingly, the cause of the collision and any subsequent actions by authorities are not established in the available information.
The reported location places the collision near the intersection of 18th Street and Washington Street in downtown Phoenix. Further details about the incident, including its timing and the identities of those involved, were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by David Baker on www.azfamily.com, see more information here.
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