Driver dies after hitting fire truck, tree on 35th Avenue near Camelback Road

Angela Cordoba Perez, Arizona Republic
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Phoenix police said William Dodd, 57, lost control of his vehicle after colliding with a fire truck and struck a tree.
Phoenix police said William Dodd, 57, lost control of his vehicle after colliding with a fire truck and struck a tree.

A driver died after colliding with a fire truck and striking a tree Tuesday afternoon on 35th Avenue near Camelback Road.

Around 4:15 p.m. the man, later identified as William Dodd, 57, was driving southbound  on 35th Avenue when he tried passing a Phoenix Fire Department engine on the right and collided with it. Dodd lost control of his car due to the impact and struck a tree, Phoenix police said in a press release.

Firefighters in the truck tried life-saving measures on Dodd, according to police. He was taken to a hospital where he died.

The fire crew was responding to an emergency call when the collision happened and the truck had lights and sirens on, according to police.

No one else was injured in the collision.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: William Dodd killed colliding with fire truck, tree in Phoenix