COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Colorado Springs Police Department says that one person is hospitalized after a crash at Union Boulevard and Montebello Drive Tuesday afternoon.
According to a social media post from the department, they were responding to a traffic accident involving a car fire.
#ColoradoSpringsFire is on scene of a serious traffic accident at Union and Montebello involving multiple patients and a car fire. Southbound Union is closed at Montebello.
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) January 30, 2024
Avoid the area as crews work.
The department said that seven people were involved in the crash.
According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), one person was taken to the hospital. Their condition is unknown at this time. CSFD says that all other people involved in the crash sustained minor injuries.
CSPD says that they are still trying to figure out how the crash happened, and what caused the fire. One lane of southbound Union Blvd. was closed for about three hours, but reopened just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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