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I-25 reopens following fatal motorcycle crash in Broomfield

Officers are investigating speed as a possible factor in the crash, according to Broomfield Police.

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — The southbound lanes of Interstate 25 reopened through Broomfield late Sunday after a crash involving multiple motorcycles left one person dead and forced closures on the highway. 

According to the Broomfield Police Department (BPD), officers learned of a motorcycle crash on southbound I-25 at Erie Parkway around 5:42 p.m. Sunday.

They found that the crash involved multiple motorcycles, BPD said, although the exact number is unclear.

One person was killed, and two others were taken to the hospital. The two who were taken to the hospital are expected to survive, according to BPD.

Police said the investigation is still underway, and they're looking into the possibility that speed was a factor in the crash. 

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