I-25 reopens after deadly crash in Northern Colorado

A deadly crash closed the southbound lanes of I-25 near Longmont/Lyons in a construction zone for several hours on Monday morning, but it has since reopened.

According to the Colorado State Patrol, the crash involved a Ford Super Duty pickup truck and a work van just before 6 a.m. at the town of Mead.

State troopers said the male driver of the pickup truck was dead when they arrived. His identity has not been released. 

The driver of the work van had no reported injuries, according to investigators. 

All southbound lanes were closed at mile marker 243. By 8:30 a.m., the Colorado Department of Transportation said troopers opened the right shoulder to allow traffic to start moving through that area, but drivers were advised to take an alternate route. By around 11 a.m., the highway was reopened.