COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — One teenager is dead, and three other people were injured following a crash along North Academy Boulevard, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).
It happened in the area of North Academy Boulevard and Lehman Drive near Dublin Boulevard around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
CSPD says the three people who were injured were taken to the hospital, but were in stable condition as of Thursday. Two of those other people are also teenagers, and one is an adult.
The name of the person who died will be released at a later time by the El Paso County Coroner's Office.
According to the police, their primary investigation revealed that a vehicle was turning left onto Lehman Drive from North Academy Boulevard when they were hit by another vehicle heading southbound on North Academy Boulevard.
According to police, the southbound vehicle failed to stop at a red signal, hitting the vehicle making a turn.
This remains an open investigation with the Colorado Springs Police Department's Major Crash Unit. No charges have been filed at the time of this article's update.
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