THORNTON, Colo. — Police in Thornton are investigating after an e-scooter rider was fatally struck at a busy intersection last week.

The preliminary investigation indicates that a 39-year-old man was riding an e-scooter westbound on W. 88th Avenue when a 22-year-old driving a Dodge Caravan traveling eastbound collided with the rider after trying to turn north at the intersection with Lipan Street.

The e-scooter rider was taken to a hospital where he later died from his injuries. The driver of the Dodge was uninjured and remained on scene. Investigators are working to determine the circumstances of the crash, according to a news release.

The e-scooter’s identity is being withheld pending positive identification by the Adams County Coroner’s Office and notification to family.

Anyone who

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