A pedestrian suffered serious injuries in a crash that closed a portion of South 12th Avenue, south of West Valencia Road Friday night, police said.

The avenue was closed June 2 between West Elvira and West Corona roads, said Sgt. Kimberly Bay, a Tucson Police Department spokeswoman, in a tweet.

It was not known how long the avenue will be shut down.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area.

No further information was immediately available. 


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Contact reporter Carmen Duarte at cduarte@tucson.com or 573-4104. On Twitter: @cduartestar