A three-vehicle crash about 9 miles south of Franktown on Monday killed five people, including three children, and seriously injured two others.
The accident happed at 4:39 p.m. when the driver of a Toyota hatchback headed south on Colorado 83 in Douglas County lost control and went off the right shoulder, the Colorado State Patrol said. The Toyota drove back on the road and then rolled into the northbound lane.
A Ford sedan heading north was hit head-on by the Toyota, which kept traveling and struck a Ford pickup, causing minor damage.
The State Patrol said the driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene after being ejected from the vehicle. The man driving the Ford sedan and three of five children in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other juveniles in the sedan were flown to a nearby medical facility. The pickup driver wasn’t injured.
The State Patrol said it’s not known why the driver of the Toyota lost control. Colorado 83 remained closed Monday night as the investigation and cleanup continued.
The Douglas County Coroner will identify those deceased after all the families have been notified.
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