Pedestrian hit by car, killed near downtown Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — UPDATE: One person is dead after being hit by a car in Colorado Springs. The accident happened on Tejon Street shortly after 9 a.m. Colorado Springs police say two people were crossing the street without a signal when a trailer hit them. One of the pedestrians was caught under the trailer.
Now, police are asking for help identifying the other individual who was in the accident. According to CSPD, that person left the scene before first responders could get there.
CSPD says speed or impairment was not a factor in the accident. This is the fourth auto-pedestrian accident this year and the sixth fatal car accident in Colorado Springs.
The eastbound lane of Tejon and Las Vegas Street was closed for several hours.
The investigation is on-going.
Anyone with information on the accident, or the other pedestrian, you're asked to contact the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719)-414-7000.
ORIGINAL: Colorado Springs police are on the scene of a crash that killed one pedestrian Wednesday morning.
CSPD reported a serious accident in Colorado Springs this morning shortly after 9 a.m. on Tejon and Las Vegas Street. The department later confirmed that the crash was fatal.
Emergency vehicles have Las Vegas Street and the southbound lane of Tejon blocked off.
#ColoradoSpringsFire CSFD is on the scene of a serious traffic accident Tejon/Las Vegas. Multiple emergency vehicles present. Please avoid the area.
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) March 24, 2021
Vehicle vs. pedestrian crash SB Tejon at Las Vegas, blocking SB Tejon.
— Colo Spgs Traffic (@CSTMC) March 24, 2021
This is a developing story.
