COLORADO SPRINGS — When a vehicle crashed into the creek that runs under Barnes Rd. in Colorado Springs early Sunday morning firefighters launched a major rescue effort. Police officers on scene tell News5 it's now a deadly crash investigation.
The crash happened just before 1 a.m. on Sunday morning near Barnes Road and Purcell Road. There is a creek that runs under Barnes Road and that's where first responders were focusing their efforts. News5 is told a vehicle lost control and crashed into the creek.
A few hours after the crash the Colorado Springs Police Department provided an update on the city's police blotter. Investigators say a passenger in the vehicle died at the scene and the other person in the vehicle was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
CSPD investigators say this is a single vehicle crash and both speed and alcohol are factors in the crash.
Companies are working a to extricate 2 patients from a rolled vehicle in a shallow creek bed with heavy brush. Difficult extrication with T10 doing a ladder pick for both patients. pic.twitter.com/wuyhtsxZ8J
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) September 11, 2022
