One driver was killed and two others were injured in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 85 in Weld County, Colorado, on Wednesday morning, October 21, the Colorado State Patrol said in a press release reported by MediaLogic Radio and The NoCo Herald.

Source: Colorado State Patrol press release via MediaLogic Radio

Troopers responded at about 7:05 a.m. to southbound Highway 85 at milepost 262, north of Crystal River Road, near La Salle. Preliminary reports indicate a white box truck travelling northbound lost control, crossed the centre median, struck a Toyota Matrix head-on, and then struck a Honda Accord, the patrol said.

The driver of the Toyota Matrix, a 29-year-old man from Thornton, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Weld County Coroner will release his identity once next of kin has been notified, the patrol said. The box truck driver, a 25-year-old man from Thornton, sustained serious bodily injury, and the Honda Accord driver, a 36-year-old man from Greeley, sustained moderate injuries.

Preliminary details indicate the box truck driver and the Toyota driver were not wearing seatbelts, while the Honda driver was wearing one, the patrol said. Highway 85 reopened at about 12:18 p.m., after a closure of about 5 hours and 15 minutes.

Source: The NoCo Herald

The crash investigation is ongoing and no cause has been determined, the Colorado State Patrol said.