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Crash On I-25 Causes Significant Delays Near Thornton

THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) - A crash involving three vehicles shut down southbound lanes of Interstate 25 in Thornton on Wednesday. The crash happened near Thornton Parkway.

The interstate was reopened at around 6:30 p.m.

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Copter4 was over the scene and showed an apparent car underneath the overpass with its roof ripped off. Firefighters had to cut it off because the driver was unresponsive.

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Police say traffic was backed up to 104th Avenue.

Details about how the crashes happened are not clear. Two trucks crashed in the express lane.

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