EL PASO COUNTY — Highway 24 was closed near Falcon for several hours Sunday after a crash that left one person dead and another in the hospital.
Colorado State Patrol tells News5 the crash was reported at 11:39 a.m. It involved two vehicles. One of the drivers was thrown from their vehicle. The other driver was pinned.
The driver who was thrown from their vehicle died at the scene. The pinned driver was rescued and flown to a hospital in Colorado Springs. There were no passengers in either vehicle.
Highway 24 was closed between Stapleton Road and Scott Road.