RTD trains near I-25 and Yale impacted by fatal crash
One person was killed and Regional Transportation District operations are still impacted after a fuel tanker truck crashed into Yale Avenue bridge from southbound Interstate 25 in Denver Thursday.
The Denver Police Department confirmed with The Denver Gazette’s news partners 9NEWS officers are investigating the fatal crash, but could not say whether it was the driver of the tanker truck.
The one-vehicle crash happened about 12:45 p.m. Thursday. Yale was closed in both directions, but it’s since re-opened.
RTD officials said in a news release Friday workers are making emergency repairs to the Yale Avenue bridge.
“The non-RTD crash on Thursday afternoon damaged the bridge’s retaining wall and is continuing to impact light rail service,” according to the release.
Here are the service impacts, according to RTD:
• Regular southbound E Line service between I-25/Broadway and Southmoor stations has been temporarily replaced by a combination of trains and bus shuttles. Additional E Line trains are in service between those stations. Southbound customers should board on the northbound track at Southmoor Station.
• Regular northbound E Line service between Southmoor and I-25•Broadway stations has been temporarily replaced by shuttle service. Customers traveling downtown will need to transfer to the D Line at the I-25•Broadway Station.
• E Line trains are operating normal service between Southmoor and RidgeGate Parkway stations.
For more information, and updated schedules, visit rtd-denver.com.




