A truck crashed into a Circle K on West Ina Road, west of Interstate 10 Wednesday, resulting in minor injuries.
Then minutes later, a second crash in front of the same convenience store sent two to the hospital, said Capt. Brian Keeley of Northwest Fire District.
In the first crash at 4:30 p.m., a woman in her 60s accidentally drove her truck into the Circle K at 4900 W. Ina Road, said Sgt. Chris Warren, a Marana Police Department spokesman.
A state Department of Public Safety trooper was in the store parking lot and called in the crash.Β
A preliminary investigation shows that the woman mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal, Warren said.
Northwest Fire paramedics treated the woman for minor injuries. Another person in the store was also evaluated. Both refused to be taken to the hospital, Keeley said.
The convenience store is temporarily closed for cleanup and repairs, authorities said.
In the second incident, a two-vehicle crash occurred in front of the Circle K minutes after the first collision, Keeley said. A motorist was pulling out of the parking lot and collided with a vehicle traveling on Ina Road, he said.
Additional Northwest Fire crews were called to the scene. One driver was extricated from her vehicle, and was transported to Banner-University Medical Center in stable condition, Keeley said.
The other driver suffered minor injuries and was transported by ambulance to a hospital, said Keeley.
Officers with the Marana Police Department were investigating both crashes.
No further information was immediately available.Β
