Southbound Interstate 25 is closed in Denver after an early morning crash left one person dead on Saturday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Officers are investigating a fatal crash involving two motorists on southbound I-25 near 20th Street, the Denver Police Department said in a statement on social media. One motorist died at the scene of the crash, and paramedics took the other to the hospital with unknown injuries.
I-25 shut down between Interstate 70 and Exit 213 for Park Avenue around 4 a.m. Saturday, CDOT officials said.
A detour is in place, directing drivers from westbound I-70 to U.S. 287/Federal Boulevard and back onto southbound I-25 from Colfax, according to CDOT officials.
This is a developing story.
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