OTERO COUNTY, Colo. — The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) is investigating a fatal crash on Highway 50 at Mile Post 370, just east of Rocky Ford.
Eastbound Highway 50 was closed in the area for several hours and a detour was in place.
The crash involved three vehicles, including a Colorado Division of Transportation (CDOT) dump truck.
The driver of one of the vehicles died at the scene. CSP says he was a 34-year-old man from Rocky Ford. The driver of the CDOT dump truck was a 39-year-old man from La Junta. He was taken to the hospital and was treated for minor injuries.
CSP says the two people in the other vehicle, a 45-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man were not injured.
According to CSP's initial investigation, the crash happened in a work zone when the man from Rocky Ford was traveling eastbound on Highway 50 in the right lane, and the CDOT dump truck driver was traveling eastbound in the left lane.
CSP says the man from Rocky Ford made a sudden lane change and collided with the CDOT dump truck. The third vehicle collided with some debris from the initial crash.
No people have been identified in the incident. The identity of the person who passed will not be disclosed until the Otero County Coroner notifies the next of kin.
KOAA News5 will provide updates as we receive them.
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