UNINCORPORATED ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — A bicyclist died Tuesday morning in a crash on eastbound Interstate 76 between Wadsworth and Sheridan Boulevards, Colorado State Patrol public information Trooper Gabriel Moltrer told Denver7.
This eastbound I-76 closure at Sheridan looks like it will be an extended closure. It looks like the driver drifted to the right, over corrected and then skidded across both lanes and into the barrier wall and flipped over. No info yet from the CSP about how many people may have… pic.twitter.com/uk8oqbLQqe
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The wreck happened just after 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.
It was initially reported as a vehicle rollover, according to CSP. Trooper Moltrer then heard a car crashed into a bicycle.
The wreck closed Interstate 76 between Wadsworth and Sheridan Boulevard for four hours Tuesday morning. It reopened just after 8:30 a.m.
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Bicyclist killed following crash on I-76 near Sheridan Boulevard in Adams County
CSP told Denver7 there was no other information about what led up to the crash.
Use eastbound Interstate 70 to northbound Interstate 25 to get around the road closure, Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber said.
