Two individuals had been killed and two had been injured Sunday afternoon in an El Paso County crash, in accordance with the Colorado State Patrol.
The primary calls reporting the two-vehicle crash in unincorporated El Paso County close to Elbert Highway and Murphy Highway got here in at about 1:08 p.m. Sunday, Colorado State Patrol Trooper Gabriel Moltrer mentioned.
That intersection is about 25 miles northeast of Colorado Springs and three miles south of Eastonville.
A Ram 3500 pickup truck and a Chevrolet Suburban SUV collided close to the intersection, state patrol officers mentioned in a Sunday afternoon replace.
The motive force of the Ram stayed on scene and one passenger within the truck was taken to the hospital, in accordance with the replace.
Two individuals contained in the SUV died within the crash and one other was airlifted to the hospital, state patrol officers mentioned.
The reason for the crash stays underneath investigation.
The intersection of Elbert and Murphy is closed Sunday for the crash clean-up and investigation. State patrol officers mentioned it will likely be closed for “an prolonged time frame” and no estimated time of reopening was accessible Sunday.
Anybody with data on the crash is requested to contact investigators at 719-544-2424.
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