Eastbound Interstate 70 is closed in west metro Denver after a rollover crash killed an 18-year-old and sent three people to the hospital with serious injuries early Saturday morning, Wheat Ridge police said.
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Eastbound I-70 is closed “for the foreseeable future” and police are diverting traffic to Ward Road, department officials said in a post on X.
Officers responded to the crash at 2:40 a.m. between Ward Road and Kipling Street. An 18-year-old man was killed in the crash and three people were taken to the hospital with injuries that are serious but not believed to be life-threatening, police spokesperson Alex Rose said.
Drivers should plan to find an alternate route, Wheat Ridge police said. State traffic cameras shows heavy traffic near the crash closure at Kipling Street.
Additional information about what caused the crash was not available on Saturday.
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