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2-vehicle crash on I-70 in Denver leaves 1 dead Friday night

Denver police responded to a fatal crash Friday night on I-70 between Federal Boulevard and Pecos Street.

A crash on Intestate 70 between Federal Boulevard and Pecos Street Friday night left one driver dead and the interstate closed for hours.

The crash, involving two vehicles, happened around 6:30 p.m. Friday on eastbound I-70, according to a Denver Police Department tweet.

One of the drivers was pronounced dead on scene.

All lanes of eastbound I-70 were closed between Federal Boulevard and Pecos Street for at least two hours Friday night. At 10 p.m., police said on Twitter that two lanes were re-opened, and the last lane would open once the involved vehicles were cleared off the highway.

The investigation is ongoing, according to the police tweet.

A crash on I-70 killed one driver and left lanes closed for several hours Friday night. (Nico Brambila/The Denver Gazette)
A crash on I-70 killed one driver and left lanes closed for several hours Friday night. (Nico Brambila/The Denver Gazette)


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