COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The Colorado Springs Police Department confirmed two people are dead following a crash Monday afternoon along Highway 115 at the Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard intersection.
Police say the crash occurred after a vehicle traveling southbound crossed into the northbound lanes of oncoming traffic, causing a head-on collision. The two drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.
Multiple other people were taken to the hospital, but their conditions were unknown at the time of publishing this article.
All of Northbound Highway 115 is closed at the intersection, and parts of the southbound 115 were also closed. Police are hoping to have the crash cleared by 5 p.m.
In the meantime, they are asking you to avoid the area while teams investigate.
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