Thornton, CO : 1 dead, multiple injured in wrong way 4-car crash on E-470 north of Denver on Wednesday, 27th December 2023

A wrong-way driver is dead, and several others are injured after a crash on E-470 in Thornton, Colorado State Patrol told CBS News Colorado.

The crash happened near York Street in Thornton just before 5 p.m. and Thornton police were assisting CSP. Officials say multiple people were taken to the hospital. According to Colorado State Patrol, the deceased wrong-way driver was an 86-year-old Loveland man who wasn't wearing his seatbelt.

E-470 was reportedly back open as of 8:45 p.m. in both directions after a closure was in place for several hours.

Copter4 flew over the scene Wednesday, and the crash appeared to involve two SUVs, a minivan and a sedan, with traffic stopped behind them and a large presence of first responders.



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