Woman dead following north Phoenix pedestrian crash involving city garbage truck: PD
PHOENIX - Phoenix Police officials say they are investigating a deadly pedestrian crash that happened on Thursday afternoon.
The crash, according to a police spokesperson, happened in the area of 19th Avenue and Union Hills Drive. Officers were sent to the area at around 3:30 p.m.
"When officers arrived, they located the adult female pedestrian with serious injuries. The woman did not survive these injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene," read a portion of the statement.
Police have since identified the woman as 21-year-old Orianna Nicole Diosdado.
The vehicle involved in the crash, according to investigators, was a City of Phoenix sanitation truck.
"Preliminary information suggests the garbage truck was northbound on 19th Avenue and made a right hand turn at Union Hills Drive. While making this turn, the garbage truck struck Diosdado, who was walking northbound in a marked crosswalk at the intersection," investigators wrote.
Impairment is not believed to be a factor in the crash, according to police.