Phoenix police are investigating a collision that left one man dead and a woman in the
hospital.
Phoenix police officers responded to a serious collision involving two vehicles just before 9:00 p.m., near 33rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road. When officers arrived, they found two vehicles in the roadway. One of the vehicles was engulfed in flames and witnesses told officers the driver was still inside. The other vehicle had damage, but the driver was able to get out.
The fire department arrived and was able to extinguish the fire. The driver of the vehicle, 35-year-old Rolando Osuna Rubio, died from his injuries on scene. A woman driving the other vehicle was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Detectives responded to investigate the collision and learned Osuna Rubio’s vehicle was heading westbound on Bethany Home Road when the vehicle crossed the center lane and into oncoming traffic. His vehicle collided with a vehicle heading eastbound on Bethany Home Road.
