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1 Person Airlifted To Denver Health In U.S. 85 Crash In Brighton

BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4) - Brighton police and firefighters responded to a serious crash on U.S. 85 Saturday morning. It happened at Bromley Lane.

birghton crash 2 (Brighton PD tweet)
(credit: Brighton)

Authorities say one person was trapped and crews had to extricate them. That person was airlifted to Denver Health in critical condition.

Brighton Crash 3 (Brighton Fire Rescue tweet))
A serious crash closed U.S. 85 at Bromley Lane. (credit: Brighton)

Pictures from the scene appear to show a small vehicle wedged under the back of a semi tractor trailer. It is unclear what caused the crash.

Brighton Crash 5 (Brighton Fire Rescue tweet))
(credit: Brighton)

The crash caused both directions of the highway to shut down. Those lanes were later reopened and the crash was cleared from the road before 10 a.m.

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