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9 injured in Denver crashes over the weekend, police say

Denver police responded to two crashes early Sunday morning and two crashes on Saturday

Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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At least nine people were injured over the weekend in crashes across Denver, according to the city’s police department.

Denver police responded Sunday afternoon to a two-car crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Sheridan Boulevard, according to a from the police department. Paramedics took three people to the hospital with unknown injuries.

The crash happened on the edge of Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood, near the Lakeside Amusement Park.

Another two-car crash happened early Sunday morning near West Sixth Avenue and Perry Street, the department said at .

Two people were injured in the crash. An update on their conditions was not available Sunday.

That intersection is on the edge of Denver’s Barnum, Barnum West and Villa Park neighborhoods.

Information on the cause of the crash was not available Sunday, but police said Perry Street was temporarily closed in both directions for the cleanup and investigation.

Just before 6 a.m. Sunday, Denver police posted about a third two-vehicle crash near , on the border of Green Valley Ranch and Montbello.

Paramedics took one person from that crash to the hospital with unknown injuries, police said. Additional information about the incident was not available.

Denver police also responded to two early morning crashes on Saturday.

A two-vehicle crash near , on the edge of Denver’s Lincoln Park and Civic Center neighborhoods, injured two people, police said in a 5:21 a.m. post on X.

A second crash involving one vehicle near sent one person to the hospital, police said on X at 1:11 a.m. Saturday.

That area is at the intersection of Denver’s Lowry Field, Hilltop and Montclair neighborhoods.

Both Saturday crashes shut down the involved roads for hours during the investigations, police said.

Information about the causes of the crashes and whether any citations were issued or arrests made was not available on Sunday.

This is a developing story and may be updated. 

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