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Police identify woman killed in south Phoenix crash

Police said the two-vehicle crash happened near Seventh Avenue and Baseline Road. Here is the latest information.

PHOENIX — EDITOR'S NOTE: Phoenix police updated the spelling of the victim's last name to Starling after previously identifying her with the last name Stanley in a news release.

A woman has died following a crash in south Phoenix Sunday morning, according to authorities.

The Phoenix Police Department said the two-vehicle crash happened near Seventh Avenue and Baseline Road around 10:45 a.m.

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One of the vehicles was headed west on Baseline Road and making a left turn onto a private drive when it was hit by the other car, which was headed east on Baseline Road. 

Two people had to be extricated from their vehicles and were rushed to the hospital in critical condition, the Phoenix Fire Department said.  One of them, a woman identified as 27-year-old Samantha Starling, would later die at the hospital. She was a passenger in one of the vehicles. 

The driver of one of the cars and one of his passengers are still in the hospital.

A third person suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene by firefighters. 

Police say they are still determining who was at fault for the crash and will know more after a reconstruction process is completed. 

This is a developing story and more details will be added as they are made available. 

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