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Colorado State Patrol responds to vehicle rollover that killed one person Friday

Colorado State Patrol
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — On Friday, around 3:15 p.m., Colorado State Patrol (CSP) troopers responded to a rollover crash on Exit 34 of I-25, near Aguilar, Colorado.

CSP reports that they received a call stating a car had rolled over into the center median.

When troopers arrived, they found that the 33-year-old driver of a grey Ford Expedition was ejected from the car during the rollover.

He was pronounced dead on the scene. CSP says he was the only person in the car.

After the crash, a small fire broke out in the center median, but first responders quickly extinguished it before it spread.

All lanes of I-25 were closed for a brief period but reopened on Friday.

CSP is still investigating the cause of the crash and will release more information as it becomes available.

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