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One dead following car-snowplow crash on Highway 115 in Fremont County

Photo taken at the scene of the crash
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Photo taken at the scene of the crash

FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - A 45-year-old man died after crashing into a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) snowplow on Highway 115 Thursday morning.

According to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP), troopers responded to multiple crashes on the highway that morning; the call for the fatal crash near Penrose came in at 7:19 a.m.

In a release issued Thursday afternoon, the CSP said that the victim was driving northeast of Penrose when it lost control on the slick road; the driver's side of his car struck the front of the snowplow while it was traveling southeast during snow removal operations.

Authorities said that the victim died at the scene; he'll be identified by the Fremont County Coroner's Office after positive identification and family notification.

The highway was closed in both directions for two hours as a line of traffic waited for the reopening.

Troopers said that the crash remains under investigation.

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