ARVADA, Colo. — Eastbound lanes of Interstate 76 were closed Tuesday morning following a fatal crash between a vehicle and bicycle near Sheridan Boulevard.
Colorado State Patrol Trooper Gabriel Moltrer said the crash was reported at around 4:30 a.m. The driver of the car was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, CSP said. The cyclist died on scene, Moltrer said.
The Adams County Coroner's Office will release the cyclist's identity at a later date.
The crash led to an hours-long eastbound closure of I-76 between Sheridan and Wadsworth boulevards. As of 7:30 a.m., a tow truck and a front loader arrived at the scene to help clean up the wreck.
The highway fully reopened just before 9 a.m. No other details were immediately available.
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