1 killed in, 2 airlifted to Denver hospitals after eastern Colorado crash

One person died and five others were injured in a Wednesday morning crash on U S in eastern Colorado according to the state patrol Two teenage boys were airlifted to Denver-area hospitals after the crash which happened at about a m Wednesday north of Burlington according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol Burlington is a town in Kit Carson County about miles from the Colorado-Kansas boundary Investigators believe a Ford Focus with five teenage boys inside was stopped on U S waiting to turn left when a -year-old woman driving a Jeep crashed into the back state patrol functionaries reported in the release The crash sent both cars off the road and into a nearby field according to the agency A -year-old boy who has not been publicly identified died from his injuries at the scene of the crash Two other boys and years old were airlifted to Denver-area hospitals one with critical and one with serious injuries agency officers announced Related Articles Motorcyclist killed in crash that followed other driver running red light in Aurora police say Pedestrian hit by RTD train at Peoria Station in Aurora Runaway semi crashes over edge of Colorado mountain pass killing New York driver Training and competition flights collided in fatal August crash at northern Colorado airport Motorcyclist killed in Denver crash on edge of Green Valley Ranch Paramedics took the teenage Ford Focus driver another -year-old commuter and the Jeep driver to the hospital with minor injuries according to the release U S was closed for several hours on Wednesday for the crash cleanup and inspection but was fully reopened by p m state patrol personnel commented Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day