Colorado ride share passenger killed in early morning collision

A man was killed and two people injured early Saturday morning when a car rear-ended a pickup truck on Interstate 225. 

Authorities were alerted to the crash at 2:16 a.m.

Officers from the Aurora Police Department responded and found a man in the back seat of a Toyota Corolla had passed away. That car's driver and another backseat passenger were both seriously injured and taken to a hospital. 

The Toyota, according to an APD press release, collided with the back of a Chevy Silverado as both were traveling northbound on I-225 north of East Iliff Avenue. The Silverado was reportedly changing lanes when the Toyota driver attempted to do the same. The Corolla overturned and skidded to a stop on the shoulder of the road, per APD.

Oddly, two people inside the Silverado jumped out and ran from the scene. Aurora PD is attempting to learn the identities of those people and is accepting the public's help. Anyone with information is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers. 

The Silverado may have been speeding at the time of the collision, according to preliminary evidence gathered by APD investigators.