DENVER (KDVR) — A crash on Colfax Avenue left one person dead and the roadway closed as of Tuesday evening, and a second crash was reported on Colfax in Denver later in the evening.
The Aurora Police Department said that the crash involved a car and a pedestrian and that an adult man died at the scene. In an update posted to X about 20 minutes after the first post, the police department said the driver did not stay on scene and the agency is now investigating the matter as a hit-and-run.
The agency had closed Colfax Avenue from Laredo Street to Chambers Road for the crash.
The area is east of Interstate 225. The police department asked the public to avoid the area.
The Denver Police Department also reported a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on Colfax on Tuesday evening. The crash was near the intersection of Colfax and Verbena, which is in eastern Denver near its border with Aurora. The Denver Police Department said the pedestrian was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
FOX31 has a photojournalist on their way to this scene to learn more about the circumstances leading to this crash, including if there are charges being considered and if there are other injuries. As information is obtained, this story will be updated.

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