Overview
- Police say a car hit the back of a city bus near 30th Avenue and Van Buren Street on Saturday night in west Phoenix.
- Officers found the driver in critical condition, and Phoenix Fire crews took him to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
- Preliminary findings from police indicate the eastbound driver lost control and failed to control speed before striking the bus’s rear.
- No passengers on the bus reported injuries, according to police.
- The Phoenix Police Vehicular Crimes Unit is investigating, and officials have not released the driver’s name or received comment from Valley Metro.