A motorcyclist died Wednesday in a Wheat Ridge crash north of Sloan’s Lake, according to the police department.
The Wheat Ridge Police Department first posted on social media about the crash near West 32nd Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard at 8:36 a.m. Wednesday. At least one car and one motorcycle collided near the intersection, less than a mile north of Sloan’s Lake.
Paramedics took the motorcyclist to the hospital, where the unidentified rider later died, police said.
It’s not clear what caused the crash, but the intersection was closed for roughly three hours Wednesday for the cleanup and investigation. It reopened at 11:45 a.m., police said.
No other injuries had been reported by police Wednesday afternoon.
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