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2 roadside workers seriously injured in crash on Interstate 70 northwest of Denver

Updated on: March 26, 2024 / 4:32 PM MDT / CBS Colorado

2 roadside workers struck by car on I-70 near Ward Road in Wheat Ridge

Two roadside workers were struck by a car on Interstate 70 near Ward Road in Wheat Ridge.

They were taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, police say.

Several lanes of eastbound I-70 closed but reopened just before 1 p.m.

A CDOT traffic camera shows backed-up traffic on Interstate 70 near Ward Road around 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Earlier that afternoon, a driver struck two roadside workers, causing serious injury to them. Colorado Department of Transportation

The crash was initially reported just after noon. Wheat Ridge police say the drivers who were involved stayed on the scene.

Wheat Ridge police said the driver was at fault in the crash and cited them. No other information was immediately available.

Austen Erblat

Austen Erblat is a digital producer and assignment editor at CBS News Colorado and is Covering Colorado First. Originally from South Florida, he's been working as a journalist in Denver since 2022.

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