PHOENIX — Two people were killed, including a minor, and three officers were injured after a fiery crash in Mesa on early Saturday morning, authorities said.

According to the Mesa Police Department, the fatal crash occurred near Dobson Road and Southern Avenue just before 12:30 a.m.

Investigators determined that a vehicle was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed when it hit the rear of another vehicle that was exiting a private drive.

Police said that the collision caused the second vehicle to catch fire.

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