COLORADO SPRINGS – Early Saturday afternoon, CSPD reported a serious traffic accident east of the city.
The department said the accident was on Marksheffel Rd. just north of Drennan. Southbound Marksheffel/Hwy 24 was closed from the crash to Drennan Rd. At 7:15 p.m., CSPD reported that Marksheffel was reopened.
The accident involved a motorcycle, but few other details were reported by police.
Almost an hour after the initial report, CSPD confirmed the accident was fatal.
#CSPD Major Crash Team investigating a fatal traffic crash between a motorcycle and another vehicle near Marksheffel Road and Drennan Road. Police Blotter #26872 https://t.co/CjbvRozC9M pic.twitter.com/Rga1J6yQSb
— Springs Police (@CSPDPIO) April 27, 2019
Police have not confirmed that the motorcyclist is the deceased person, only that there was a vehicle versus motorcycle crash and one party was determined to be deceased on scene.
News 5 will update this story once we learn more.
#BREAKING Accident on Marksheffel Rd between Hwy 94 and Drennan Rd. Unconfirmed report is a fatal accident involving a motorcycle. Marksheffel is closed between 94 and Drennan. Motorists should consider an alternate route. @KOAA pic.twitter.com/QdgzZrRWjZ
— Ryan Mutch (@ryanmutchkoaa) April 27, 2019
