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One killed, two injured in crash on westbound I-70 at Kipling Street

Police had interstate down to one lane between Kipling Street and Wadsworth Boulevard

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WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — One person was killed and two others were injured in a crash on westbound I-70 at Kipling Street.

The crash involving a single vehicle happened early Saturday morning.

The Wheat Ridge Police Department posted information about the crash on X shortly after 7 a.m.

They were asking drivers to avoid the area between Kipling Street and Wadsworth Boulevard as they investigated what caused the crash.

TRAFFIC ALERT: WRPD is investigating a single-vehicle crash on I-70 WB just east of Kipling. There is one fatality at this time and two people were transported to the hospital.

I-70 WB is down to one lane between Kipling and Wadsworth. pic.twitter.com/4cGDQ7qhKD
— Wheat Ridge Police (@WheatRidgePD) April 4, 2026

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