HUERFANO COUNTY, Colo. — One person died in a three-vehicle crash Friday morning, south of Walsenburg, according to Colorado State Patrol (CSP).
Around 7:32 a.m. Friday, a semi-truck driver slowed down while traveling south on I-25 due to sun glare and then was rear-ended by the driver of a box truck, CPS said.
The drivers of the semi-truck and the box truck moved over to the right shoulder to exchange information, causing a slowdown on the interstate. That's when a second crash occurred involving the drivers of three other vehicles, CSP said.
A 46-year-old man, driving a Ford F250, rear-ended the driver of a Hyundai Elantra. The Ford 250 rolled and slid, then striking a Hyundai Sonata. Meanwhile, the Hyundai Elantra crossed the center median and ended up on the right shoulder of the northbound I-25 lanes.
The driver of the Ford 250 died at the scene, according to CSP. The driver of the Elantra was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries. The driver of the Sonata was uninjured.
Both sides of the highway shut down when the crash first opened, but the northbound lanes reopened around 9:12 a.m. Friday.
Southbound I-25 remained closed, as of CSP's latest update at 12:13 p.m. Friday. It's expected to be shut down for several hours as the CSP Vehicular Crimes Unit investigates and cleans up the highway.
Drivers are being detoured off southbound I-25 at exit 41, Rugby Road.
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