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DENVER, Denver County, Colo., Oct. 26, 2026 — One man died and four other people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash rolled both cars on southbound I-25 near West Colfax Avenue early Sunday morning, October 25, the Denver Police Department said. The crash was one of two fatal collisions investigators handled in the city overnight.
Officers responded shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday to the southbound I-25 crash near the edge of the Lincoln Park and Auraria neighborhoods. Police said a man attempting to pass another vehicle struck the front of that car, causing both to roll. The man was thrown from his vehicle and died at the scene. Four other adults from the vehicles involved were taken to a hospital; their conditions have not been released. Three of the injured were riding in the passing vehicle and one was in the vehicle that was struck.
The crash closed part of southbound I-25 south of Colfax along with two nearby on-ramps. All lanes and ramps had reopened by 6:13 a.m.
About an hour later, at 1:21 a.m., officers were called to a second fatal crash near South Sheridan Boulevard and West Evans Avenue in the Harvey Park neighborhood. A southbound driver struck a pedestrian who was crossing Sheridan outside a crosswalk, mid-block. The pedestrian died at the scene. Sheridan was closed in both directions at Evans and reopened shortly before 6:30 a.m.
Neither man killed in the two crashes has been identified publicly; both will be named by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner. As of Sunday evening, no arrests had been reported in either case, and both crashes remain under investigation.
Our condolences go out to the family and friends of the victim who lost his life.
Local Crash Information for Denver, CO
The crash was reported at I-25 and West Colfax Avenue in Denver. For more crash news from the area, see our latest Denver County crash news.
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