A fatal head-on crash near Silverthorne in Colorado’s mountains shut down a state highway Tuesday morning, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
State patrol troopers responded to the two-truck crash near milepost 115 on northbound Colorado 9, west of Silverthorne, just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from the agency. A Dodge Dakota pickup truck and a Ford F350 collided head-on, killing one person, state patrol officials said.
The highway was temporarily closed for the crash investigation and cleanup, but it no longer appeared on the as of noon on Tuesday.
The victim will be identified by the Summit County Coroner’s Office. Additional injuries were not reported by Colorado State Patrol, and information about the cause of the crash was not immediately available on Tuesday.
Anyone who witnessed the crash and has not yet spoken to investigators is asked to contact the Colorado State Patrol dispatch at 970-249-4392 and reference case VC260009.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
