A motorcyclist died Tuesday night in a Jefferson County crash that briefly shut down westbound Interstate 70, in response to the Colorado State Patrol.
State patrol troopers responded at about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday to the crash close to mile marker 264 on westbound I-70, in response to a information launch from the company. That’s west of the exit for Youngfield Avenue, close to the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt.
The crash concerned at the very least a motorbike and a bus, however might have included a 3rd unknown car, state patrol officers mentioned within the launch.
Company officers mentioned the reason for the crash stays unknown.
The 19-year-old motorcyclist died on the scene of the crash, officers mentioned. He will probably be recognized by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Workplace.
The bus driver and passengers weren’t injured.
All lanes of westbound I-70 had been closed for a number of hours Tuesday through the crash cleanup and investigation, however had been totally reopened Wednesday morning.
The crash is underneath investigation by the Colorado State Patrol Vehicular Crimes Unit.
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