Northbound E-470 was closed for several hours on Friday after a pedestrian took their own life, officials said.
Colorado State Patrol troopers were called to E-470 near the Gartrell Road exit at 11:42 a.m. for a fatal pedestrian crash, the agency said in a news release.
Troopers investigating the crash found that a 59-year-old man in a Toyota SUV pulled over onto the right shoulder, got out of his car and was standing in front of the SUV when he walked in front of a semitruck that was driving in the right lane.
The man died at the scene, and investigators determined it was a suicide, the state patrol said.
The truck driver, a 49-year-old man, stayed at the scene and was not injured.
All but one lane of northbound E-470 reopened at 2:27 p.m.
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