Update from CSPD:
CSPD confirmed with News5 that one person has died in the hospital due to his injuries.
Police are still investigating the cause of the crash, and N. Academy Blvd will be reopened by 1:00 p.m.
Original coverage:
A serious crash had part of a busy roadway closed in Colorado Springs Wednesday morning.
Colorado Springs Police tell News5 they received a call at about 8:05 a.m. for a crash involving at least two vehicles at N. Academy Boulevard and Boulder near E. Bijou Street.
Multiple lanes were closed along northbound Academy just north of Bijou. The lane closures were still in place as of 9 a.m.
Details on injuries were not immediately available, but at least two people were transported to the hospital after they were extricated from a vehicle.
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This article may or may not be updated depending on the circumstances of the crash. The purpose of this article was to alert the public to an incident impacting traffic in the area.
Person hospitalized after possible road rage shooting, another person detained
Police are investigating a shooting on the northeast side of Colorado Springs. It happened just before 7 p.m. on Austin Bluffs Parkway, near the North Academy Boulevard intersection.
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