PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — A woman has died, and a man is fighting for his life after a serious crash on a West Valley highway Thursday afternoon.

According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, two vehicles collided on SR 74 near Lake Pleasant Road shortly after noontime. The impact caused one vehicle to roll over.

Peoria police say one woman died at the scene, and a man was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. Both were the only ones inside their vehicles.

SR 74 will be closed in both directions from 87th Avenue and New River Road as investigators work to determine what led up to the collision. Drivers are asked to avoid the highway or find alternate routes.

Arizona’s Family news chopper captured both vehicles on the side of the highway with extensive damage. Numerous pa

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