Accident Sends Woman to Hospital and Snarls Morning Traffic

Rush hour traffic in north Fort Collins was the stage for a 3-car accident Friday morning. A woman was sent to the hospital and traffic was snarled.

3-Car Accident Temporarily Shuts Down Highway iStock

Traffic was shut down for a bit Friday morning along U.S. Highway 287 and Colorado Highway 1.Three vehicles collided just before 8 a.m. at the intersection. The collision between a Chevy truck, Dodge SUV and a Mercury Coup sent the 36-year old woman driver of the Coup to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

According to the Coloradoan, north and southbound lanes were closed until 9 a.m.

Neither alcohol or drugs are suspected to have been a factor in the morning accident.