Two dead, another injured in Sunday night crash on Interstate 25

Two people died Sunday night and a third suffered possible serious injuries after a car crash Sunday night on Interstate 25, police say.

Around 11:30 p.m. officers responded to the southbound lane of Interstate 25 at Yale Avenue, according to a Denver Police Department release. There, a single car, which had been exiting on to East Yale Avenue, swerved back onto the interstate and hit the cushion barrier.

#TRAFFIC: #DPD is investigating a fatal traffic crash involving a motorist at SB I-25 at Yale Ave. Two parties within the vehicle were declared deceased. Updates to this investigation will be posted to this thread as they are made available. #Denver pic.twitter.com/69sHjRI00l

— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) May 29, 2023

The driver and front passenger died at the scene while a rear passenger was taken to the hospital for their injuries, the release said. Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.

Additional information was not immediately available.

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