A Fort Carson soldier who may have been been drinking slammed head-on into a utility truck on Colorado 115 early Saturday, killing two soldiers and injuring three others.
The accident happened about midway between Colorado Springs and Cañon City.
The names and ages of the victims, who were both male soldiers, have not been released, said Sgt. John Hahn of the Colorado State Patrol.
The soldier who was driving the car was taken to Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs in critical condition, Hahn said. The driver of the utility truck and a third driver of another car involved in the crash were taken to the same hospital. The utility truck driver was in serious condition but is expected to live.
“It appears alcohol and speed were both factors in the crash,” Hahn said.
