Five people, including three children, were killed and two others were seriously injured on Nov. 24 after the driver of a stolen vehicle crashed into oncoming traffic on State Highway 83 in Colorado, authorities said.
The collision occurred at around 4:39 p.m. local time on Nov. 24 near Franktown, a community about 35 miles south of Denver, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The agency said it responded to a car crash involving a black Toyota hatchback and a tan Ford sedan near Russellville Road.
"The Toyota was traveling southbound on Highway 83 when the driver lost control and went off the right shoulder," the Colorado State Patrol said in a news release obtained by USA TODAY. "The Toyota returned to the roadway and rolled onto the northbound lane, ejecting the driver."
The hatchback hit the sedan, traveling northbound on the highway, "head-on," according to the Colorado State Patrol. The agency said the driver of the hatchback was ejected from the vehicle when it rolled, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
At the time of the crash, the sedan was occupied by a man and five children, the Colorado State Patrol said in an update on Nov. 25. The man and three children were also pronounced dead at the scene, while two other children were airlifted to a nearby medical facility with life-threatening injuries.
