A 22-year-old Denver man died in a single-vehicle accident Sunday night in northeastern Aurora, police say.
Officers responded to a report of a rollover accident on North Powhaton Road, north of East 6th Avenue, just after 9 p.m. Sunday, according to a message from the Aurora Police Department. Earlier in the evening, a man driving a northbound Toyota Tacoma went off the left side of the road and rolled the truck several times.
#APDTrafficAlert: Officers are on the scene of a single-vehicle rollover accident on N. Powhatan and E 6th Ave. One person was ejected and has life-threatening injuries.
Powhatan is closed between I-70 and 6th.
All updates will be here. pic.twitter.com/UJ9JGUfJxJ
— Aurora Police Department (@AuroraPD) May 29, 2023
The crash threw the driver from the truck and died at the scene, the release said. The driver was the only person in the truck at the time.
The name of the driver has not yet been released. Detectives closed the road for about four hours and are still trying to determine the cause of the accident.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has additional information should call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
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