PUEBLO, Colo. — The Pueblo Police Department says two people are dead following an early morning car crash Thursday.
At about 5 a.m. the Pueblo Police Department posted to social media Pueblo Boulevard was closed from O'Neal Avenue to Vinewood Lane in both directions. The area is on the southwest side of the city.
"Crews will be on scene for an extended period of time," police wrote on social media. "Please avoid the area."
We now know the call for service came to the police at about 2:18 a.m. When officers arrived on the scene they said they found an SUV on its side in the backyard of a home along Taylor Lane.
Officers found four people inside the flipped vehicle, two of the people were dead including the driver. Two others were taken to the hospital for treatment, with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
At the time of publishing, police believe speed and alcohol were factors in this crash. An investigation is ongoing.
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