Update: 1:38 p.m. July 27
Police say a 7-year-old died after the Tuesday crash, which involved a Hyundai Elantra and Dodge Journey SUV just after 8 a.m. that day.
The Journey was at Sahuarita waiting to turn left on Sycamore Ridge Trail when the Elantra rear-ended the SUV.
A 7-year-old girl in the Elantra was treated for critical injuries. She died in the hospital.
Two others in the Elantra and two people from the SUV were treated for life-threatening injuries.
Update: 5:30 p.m. July 26
Pima County Sheriff's deputies responded to a crash near West Sahuarita Road involving an SUV.
The incident occurred on Tuesday around 8 a.m. near West Sahuarita Road and South Sycamore Ridge Trail.
According to PCSD, a Dodge Journey SUV was stopped at Sahuarita Road waiting to make a left turn on Sycamore Ridge, when a Hyundai Elantra passenger car rear-ended the SUV.
Three people were in the Hyundai including two children in the back seat. One of the children, a 7-year-old girl, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
The other two passengers, along with two passengers from the SUV, were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
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A wreck that shut down a portion of Sahuarita Road Tuesday has been cleared.
Pima County Sheriff's deputies responded to a scene near West Sahuarita Road and South Sycamore Ridge Trail.
Sahuarita Road was closed in both directions at the intersection.
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