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Seven people were injured when the driver of a pickup truck fleeing from Border Patrol agents crashed into a second pickup in Marana.

A Border Patrol agent spotted the Chevrolet truck on Arizona 86 near Sandario Road about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, said Agent Sean King, a Border Patrol Tucson Sector spokesman.

The agent was suspicious because the truck had no license plate. He tried to pull it over, but the driver sped away, King said. A helicopter followed as the truck turned onto Interstate 19 and then Interstate 10, he said.

It left the freeway at Tangerine Road and ran a stop sign, striking an eastbound Dodge truck around 11 p.m., said Sgt. Tim Brunenkant, a Marana Police Department spokesman.

The Chevrolet truck then caught fire, and all six people in the cab escaped from the flames, Brunenkant said.

The driver was flown to University Medical Center with a life-threatening head injury, but authorities said he was expected to recover.

The passengers were treated for minor injuries at the hospital, then released to the Border Patrol.

The driver of the Dodge also was taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries, Brunenkant said. No names were released.

Police determined that the Chevrolet truck had been reported stolen and the six people were illegal entrants, Brunenkant said.

Officials have a warrant for the driver's arrest and he may face people-smuggling charges when he is released from the hospital.