PUEBLO – Pueblo police say a person in a wheelchair has died after being hit by a vehicle Friday night.
A person in a wheelchair sustained what officers called life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle near Highway 50 in Pueblo.
AUTO-PED CRASH WITH SERIOUS INJURIES: This is video of the crash site. @PPDWatchIVCapt says an auto-pedestrian crash happened near Hwy 50 and Club Manor. The person who was hit was in a wheelchair and has potentially life threatening injuries. Eastbound Hwy. 50 is closed. @KOAA pic.twitter.com/ZYobCgYUvz
— Carl Winder KOAA (@CWinderKOAA) March 23, 2019
It happened shortly around 9:15 Friday night near Highway 50 and Club Manor Drive.
Traffic investigators and patrol officers were at the scene, and the CSI investigators also responded to the scene.
Highway 50 was closed for about three hours following the deadly accident.
The victim’s name or any other information has not been released.