Driver struck, killed while checking on vehicle involved in minor crash

Driver struck, killed while checking on vehicle involved in minor crash

LAKEWOOD, CO – Police in Lakewood reported a single fatality after a driver was struck while checking on his vehicle after it had been involved in a prior crash Wednesday night.

According to CBS 5, The incident occurred along the 6th Avenue Freeway near the intersection with Wadsworth Boulevard as the driver exited his vehicle to assess damages and was struck by another oncoming driver.

Details regarding the circumstances leading up to the initial collision are not mentioned in the report.

The unidentified victim was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. No charges have been filed against the other driver involved as of Friday afternoon.

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