COLORADO SPRINGS — One person was taken to the hospital after a car rolled and caught fire Friday, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).
It happened around 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of Cheyenne Meadows Road and Witches Willow Lane, which is located near the Broadmoor World Arena.
According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) the fire spread to a nearby field, but has since been extinguished.
CSPD says the passenger in the car was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Their name has not been released at this time.
Police say speed was determined as a factor in the crash. The driver was cited and released for careless driving causing injury.
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