LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A woman died in a crash on W Colfax Avenue and Garrison Street Wednesday morning, Lakewood Police Department confirmed to Denver7.
The passenger in the woman's car was taken to the hospital, according to Lakewood police.
TRAFFIC ALERT
— Lakewood Police Dept. (@LakewoodPDCO) June 5, 2024
Lakewood Police are currently investigating a fatal crash at the intersection of Colfax and Garrison. An adult female has died. Another adult female was taken to a hospital along with an adult male. The intersection is closed in all directions and will remain… pic.twitter.com/uNMFhw0Ojv
The driver of the truck that hit the woman's car then got in another crash in the Safeway parking lot near the Colfax and Garrison intersection. The truck stopped just before the front of the grocery store, Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber said.
The driver of the truck was also taken to the hospital, according to Lakewood police.
"The area will be closed for some time," John Romer, public information officer for Lakewood PD, said.
The crash happened just before 6 a.m. Wednesday, shutting down both directions of Colfax for nearly four hours. It reopened just before 11 a.m.
This is a serious crash in Lakewood on Colfax at Garrison, near Kipling. Both sides of Colfax are closed right now. pic.twitter.com/mCddyHUZam
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) June 5, 2024
