BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Two people were killed as they changed a flat tire on the side of Interstate 25 Friday night, Broomfield police said.
The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. Police closed the northbound lanes of I-25 between 144th Avenue and Highway 7 for several hours. Investigators said a driver was traveling northbound on the highway when they hit the parked car on the side of the road.
Two people were killed in the crash, police said. They said one person was inside the car, and the other was outside the car. They both died at the scene, said police. The Adams and Broomfield Coroner's Office identified the victims as Yajing Liu, 35, and Shuangyue Chen, 64.
Police said three other people, including a child, were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. There's no word on their conditions.
The traffic team for Broomfield Police is leading the crash investigation and has not identified a cause of the crash.
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