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Surprise, Arizona: Girl, 9, Dies After Four-Vehicle Crash on Grand Avenue Near 163rd Avenue

Surprise police responded to a four-vehicle crash on Grand Avenue near 163rd Avenue just before 6 p.m. on November 6, and confirmed the next morning that a 9-year-old girl taken to a hospital had died.

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Surprise, Arizona: Girl, 9, Dies After Four-Vehicle Crash on Grand Avenue Near 163rd Avenue

Key points

  • A 9-year-old girl has died after a four-vehicle crash in Surprise, Arizona, on Friday evening, police said.
  • The Surprise Police Department responded to the crash on Grand Avenue near 163rd Avenue just before 6 p.m. on November 6.
  • On the morning of November 7, police confirmed that the person taken to the hospital was a 9-year-old girl and that she had died from her injuries.

A 9-year-old girl has died after a four-vehicle crash in Surprise, Arizona, on Friday evening, police said.

The Surprise Police Department responded to the crash on Grand Avenue near 163rd Avenue just before 6 p.m. on November 6. Officers said at the scene that one person had been taken to a nearby hospital.

On the morning of November 7, police confirmed that the person taken to the hospital was a 9-year-old girl and that she had died from her injuries.

What police have said

"Our thoughts and condolences are with the child's family and loved ones during this difficult time," police said in a statement carried by FOX 10 Phoenix and by Phoenix Focal.

Police said impairment is not believed to have been a factor in the collision. Investigators are still working to determine what caused the crash, and that work was still open in the reports published on Saturday and Sunday.

Police have not released the girl's name. She was 9, and this report does not name her. Police also have not released further details about the circumstances of the collision or about the other vehicles involved, according to the Focal report.

The road where it happened

The crash happened near the intersection of Grand Avenue and 163rd Avenue in Surprise, on the northwest side of the Phoenix area. Focal described the intersection as a busy corridor in Surprise. FOX 10 published a map of the area of the crash with its report.

Four vehicles were involved, police said. The reports do not say how the vehicles came together, which vehicle the girl was in, or whether anyone else was hurt. Those details had not been released by police in either report.

What happens next

The investigation remains open. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Surprise Police Department, according to the Focal report.

For drivers in Surprise, the facts police have released so far are narrow: a four-vehicle crash just before 6 p.m. on Friday, one child taken to a hospital, and confirmation the next morning that she had died. The cause is still under investigation, and police say impairment is not believed to have been a factor.

Timeline

  1. Nov 6, 2026Surprise police responded just before 6 p.m. to a four-vehicle crash on Grand Avenue near 163rd Avenue. Officers said one person was taken to a nearby hospital.
  2. Nov 7, 2026Police confirmed in the morning that the person taken to the hospital was a 9-year-old girl and that she had died from her injuries. Police said impairment is not believed to have been a factor and the cause is still under investigation.

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