Denver, CO
2 killed, 3 injured in overnight Denver crashes
Two people died and three others were injured in Denver crashes early Sunday morning, police said.
The Denver Police Department posted about the first fatal crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Tennyson Street at 2:53 a.m. Sunday. The street and highway intersect just east of Berkeley Lake Park in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood.
One person died in the single-car crash that temporarily shut down eastbound I-70, police said. All lanes had reopened as of 9 a.m. Sunday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
A second early morning crash involving three vehicles near Morrison Road and South Sheridan Boulevard killed one person and sent three others to the hospital, Denver police said at 3:07 a.m. Sunday.
The intersection in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood, about 6 miles south of the first crash site, sits on the edge of Lakewood.
Additional information on each of the crashes, including the causes, was not immediately available Sunday.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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