Overview
- Aurora police said the early-morning crash involved five vehicles in the southbound lanes near Smith Road and sent two people to the hospital.
- All southbound lanes closed during the investigation and cleanup and have since reopened to traffic.
- During the highway closure, police asked drivers to avoid East 17th Avenue at Fitzsimons Parkway because the light-rail crossing arms were damaged.
- RTD crews worked overnight to evaluate the damage and repair the crossing to restore safe train and car movements.
- The cause of the collision remains under investigation, and officials noted crashes on I-225 can quickly spill traffic onto nearby streets in the Denver metro area.