FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — One person is dead after a traffic crash involving a police officer in Flagstaff, according to authorities.

The Flagstaff Police Department said Saturday the two-vehicle crash happened at around 7:30 a.m. on East Butler Avenue near the Sinagua Heights intersection.

Medical teams arrived at the scene of the crash and immediately began to offer medical care to both of the people involved in the crash.

A man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the police officer was taken to the hospital.

The crash is being investigated by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).

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