Tag: Traffic
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Colorado Springs fire engine, passenger bus collide downtown; 9 people taken to the hospital
A Colorado Springs fire engine collided with a passenger bus Saturday, sending nine people to the hospital and shutting down Tejon and Bijou streets for several hours. Four firefighters and five Bustang passengers were injured in the crash, which occurred around 10 a.m. while the fire engine was responding to a possible overdose call with…
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Southbound E-470 reopens in Aurora after pedestrian struck and killed
The southbound lanes of the highway were closed at 48th Avenue due to the crash and investigation AURORA, Colo. — A person has died after they were struck by a driver on southbound E-470 near 38th Avenue in northeast Aurora, according to the Aurora Police Department. Around 6:20 Thursday morning, a male pedestrian “intentionally” jumped…
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RTD rider satisfaction rises, but overall transit use stagnates
The Regional Transportation District on Monday released its annual customer and community survey results, which show rising satisfaction among bus and rail riders. But critics said those gains mask a deeper disconnect with broader metro Denver and statewide preferences for personal vehicle travel. RTD reported 82% satisfaction among bus customers and 87% among rail customers…
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Serious crash closes eastbound I-70 for four hours in western Colorado
Eastbound I-70 in western Colorado was closed for approximately four hours on June 1 following a serious single-vehicle crash. According to a report from Colorado State Patrol, the crash took place at about 9:46 a.m., involving a Nissan Pathfinder traveling eastbound lanes around mile marker 45, which is near Palisade. The preliminary investigation indicates that…
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Wheat Ridge police: Truck driver fell asleep at wheel ahead of deadly crash
A truck driver fell asleep at the wheel prior to a deadly crash on Saturday that left Interstate 70 closed for hours, according to Wheat Ridge police. The crash happened at about 2:40 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-70 between Ward Road and Kipling Street. The driver of a large box truck, which police…
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Westbound I-70 reopens after fuel tanker rollover
Westbound lanes of I-70 were closed after a fuel tanker rollover that spilled about 200 gallons of fluid. No injuries were reported. JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Westbound Interstate 70 has reopened near C-470 after a crash Wednesday morning on the west side of the Denver metro area. Just after 2 a.m., a fuel tanker rolled over…
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I-70 eastbound reopens in Wheat Ridge after fatal semi-truck crash
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed for several hours in Wheat Ridge Saturday morning after a fatal rollover crash involving a semi truck. The crash happened on I-70 at about 2:40 a.m. between Ward Road and Kipling Street, according to Wheat Ridge police. In addition to the semi truck, four other vehicles were…
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Wrong-way I-25 crash near Castle Rock sends 1 to hospital
A driver was hospitalized Wednesday after a head-on collision on Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock, according to Colorado State Patrol. Reports of a wrong-way driver at milemarker 179 near Plum Creek Road came in just after 5 a.m., State Patrol said in a news release. When troopers arrived, they found “extensive damage” to a…
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Fatal multi-vehicle crash that resulted in extended I-25 closure caused by SUV traveling in reverse
Colorado State Patrol has released some of the findings related to their ongoing investigation into a fatal multi-vehicle crash that resulted in a significant closure of northbound I-25 near Castle Pines on Friday, May 15. According to an update released the following Monday, signs point to the crash being the result of a vehicle backing…
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Northbound I-25 closed between Denver and Colorado Springs after fatal multi-vehicle crash
UPDATE: This road has reopened, see original article below. ––– Original article ––– Northbound I-25 between Colorado Springs and Denver is closed due to a fatal three-vehicle crash that occurred around 1:23 p.m. on May 15 in the area of Happy Canyon Road (mile marker 187). This is located in the Castle Pines area, just…