Head-on crash involving vehicle and bicycle on highway bridge, Crowley County CO

Traffic

Reported: 09/06/2025 09:43 AM (PDT)

CO-71, Colorado

A head-on collision occurred on Highway 71 at the Arkansas River Bridge involving a vehicle and a bicycle. There are injuries reported and potential alcohol involvement. Emergency services including fire, EMS, and a medical helicopter were dispatched to the scene.

Audio|Source: Crowley County Sheriff, Fire and EMS

03:41

Transcript:

00:00

Everybody's dropped off in the same location.

00:02

Break for Andy. Call mileage.

00:03

103, 196. And you can claim it from the crash report taken.

00:07

Citation to drive 1.

00:08

I copy. I'm 1044.

00:10

Charlie 6th. We've also got a bicycle on scene.

00:12

There's no fear that it came from either of the vehicle, so we're just checking the area to make sure we don't have a bicycle list somewhere on the other side of the bridge.

00:19

I copy.

00:20

Hello, sodom five.

00:21

Clear PA for 005.

00:23

Verbal warning for 0.8.3.

00:26

I copy 10 in 1046.

00:27

Med 1.501. We got five minutes out.

00:31

Five minutes.

00:32

We talk five minutes.

00:33

Bubble at 2026.

00:34

2.26. Okay,

00:38

That Scott party is going to be the driver of the Volkswagen, and we're going to call that vehicle one.

00:45

I copy, and that party is coming back.

00:48

Clear eligible on an adult state ID, all I'm getting 1.00.

00:52

I copy, break?

00:53

Go ahead. Reference to the bicycle.

00:54

The fire department actually pulls it out of one of the cars, so we're good there.

00:57

I copy. Time of 1049.

00:59

Hello. Go ahead.

01:00

VCU21 was advised and he was stating if you could let him out there with ETOH[2] and if there's SBI[3] involved.

01:07

It'll be a firm on the SBI[3].

01:09

I'll let you know on EQAH.

01:12

Copy 10-1050.

01:14

Pueblo, Arlington, 181.

01:18

Poblo.

01:19

Can we come in route to a head-on collision? It's on Highway 71 right there at the Arkansas River Bridge.

01:25

Ten force, sir, 10-51[1].

01:26

Also, ETA, about 30 minutes.

01:29

10.4. 10th point.

01:31

Publis Trolley 6, fly on, see.

01:33

Copy 10 and 10.152.

01:35

Juan Show, fly for life, auntie.

01:37

Talking from 52.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-51: Wrecker Needed

[2]

ETOH: Alcohol Involved

[3]

SBI: Serious Bodily Injury

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