TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — Highway 24 has reopened as of 10:00 a.m. Monday, after being closed while Colorado State Patrol and emergency personnel will work to clean up and investigate a fatal crash.
According to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP), there were two separate crashes just east of Florissant along Highway 24 between Teller County Road 1 and Teller County Road 42. One of those crashes involved four vehicles, and one was a single vehicle crash.
According to the state patrol, two people were transported with injuries from the scene of the four-vehicle crash. One of those people had to be airlifted to a hospital, where they were later pronounced dead. Black ice is being investigated as a main factor in this crash.
CDOT was reporting that the road is closed in both directions, but it has since reopened. Colorado State Patrol says traffic was being diverted onto Teller County Road 1 as a detour.
If you plan to make your way west or eastbound, you should expect delays in the area. At the time of publishing this article, there is no timeline for when the road will reopen.
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