At least one person died Tuesday after a car drove off of a highway overpass and landed on train tracks in Lone Tree, causing a crash with a Regional Transportation District light rail train, officials said.
The car was pinned between the train and a wall, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. Officials confirmed one person inside the car died but didn’t say if anyone else was inside the car.
The train operator and only passenger on board were not injured, South Metro officials said.
South Metro crews responded to the crash near RTD’s Lincoln Station at 10200 Station Way in Lone Tree at about 1:23 a.m. Tuesday, officials said. They believe the car drove off an overpass near the C-470 and I-25 interchange.
Colorado State Patrol and Lone Tree police were investigating the crash Tuesday morning, and South Metro officials said fire crews would return once the investigation was complete to continue removing the car from the tracks.
As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, RTD’s E Line was temporarily suspended and buses were replacing part of the R Line, according to RTD. Both lines go through Lincoln Station.
Lincoln Station, County Line Station, Dry Creek Station, Arapahoe at Village Center Station, Orchard Station and Belleview Station were all affected by the partial R Line closure.
RTD officials said in an alert that the E Line is expected to be closed through at least 8:40 a.m. Tuesday. Shuttle buses will replace the entireity of the E Line between Ridgegate Parkway Station and Union Station until the track reopens.
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