Man suffers injuries after crashing into elk on Interstate 25 in Colorado
Mountain View Fire Rescue tweeted Saturday that a man sustained minor injuries after hitting a large elk with his vehicle overnight on Interstate 25.
Scary moments overnight on I-25 just north of Hwy 66 when a car hit a large elk. The driver had minor injuries & declined transport to the hospital. A 2nd car came upon the scene & while avoiding the elk lying, hit a guardrail and rolled. Everyone in the 2nd car was okay. pic.twitter.com/qlimAcaIVE
— Mountain View Fire Rescue (@MVFireRescue) September 23, 2023
The crash happened just north of Highway 66, not far from Mead in Weld County.
MVFR says a second car drove upon the scene and while trying to avoid the elk, they hit a guardrail and rolled. The driver in the first car declined to be transported to the hospital after the accident and everyone in the second care was reportedly OK.