DENVER (KDVR) — Denver police were warning motorists to avoid the area of Interstate 70 and Federal Boulevard on Tuesday night after a crash sent a motorcyclist to a local hospital.

The Denver Police Department said on X at about 7:52 p.m. that it had officers investigating a traffic crash at eastbound I-70 and Federal Boulevard.

The agency said the crash involved a vehicle and a motorcycle, and the motorcyclist was transported to a local hospital. The department also said the crash had resulted in serious injuries.

As of about 8 p.m., it wasn't clear where exactly the crash occurred — on the interstate, on Federal Boulevard, or possibly on an off- or on-ramp for the interstate.

Traffic backups were visible on the Colorado Department of Transportation's CoTrip website on eastbound I-70

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