Two crashes, one fatal, close I-25 in Huerfano County
WALSENBURG, Colo. (KRDO) -- A pair of crashes closed down I-25 near Walsenburg by mile marker 40 on Friday morning. The two crashes were related, Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said, with one occurring after traffic had slowed due to the first.
According to CSP, the first crash involved a semi and a box truck. Sunglare had resulted in traffic slowing, and a box truck rear-ended a semi, troopers say. The box truck driver had to be airlifted to the hospital.
From there, while those two vehicles were pulled over to the side of the highway, a second crash occured, CSP says.
The second crash involved three vehicles. In that crash, a Ford had rear-ended one car, rolled, and hit another car.
CSP says that the driver of the Ford, a 46-year-old man, died at the scene. One other driver was taken to the hospital.
While the crashes closed both sides of I-25 on Friday morning, northbound lanes reopened at 9:12 a.m. As of publication, CDOT maps show that southbound lanes have also opened.
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