China News Service, July 2 (Xindao Daily) reported that in the recent days, a serious traffic accident occurred in Cheyenne County, eastern Colorado, and the only injured person died, resulting in an increase in the number of victims to 8 The latest information shows that 4 of the dead were of Chinese origin.
Comprehensive CBS, "Denver Post", thedenverchannel.com, kscbnews.net and kktv.com reported that the Kezhou Highway Patrol posted on Twitter on June 29, saying that the two cars were about 4:30 in the afternoon on June 26. On Highway 40, there was a head-on collision. In addition to the 7 people who died at the scene, a wounded person was sent to the hospital by helicopter, but was postponed until 28 days.
The police also announced that the white Ford F-150 small truck involved involved 4 Chinese Americans, including 45-year-old driver Zhong Zhong, 45-year-old woman Cathy Zhong, and 9-year-old girl Zhong Miaoli (Myoli Zhong, transliteration), the three also come from Aurora, Aurora, and another 53-year-old man, Ren Juntan, from Centennial.
In another green Chevrolet Silverado van involved, the four people in the car are estimated to be a family. The driver is a 59-year-old man from Kansas. One of the three passengers is 36 years old, one is 8 years old, and the other is unknown.
The car accident occurred on the road between Highway 40 and Hugo and Kit Carson. The police allege that the Ford car driven by the Chinese deceased was towing a small boat westward. In order to cross the front truck, the tangent line collided head-on with the Chevrolet van. Ford had a fire and all four people in the car were killed.
Two of the people on the Chevrolet van died on the spot, and the other died on the way to the hospital by ambulance. The only person who was sent to the hospital by helicopter was injured on the 28th. After the car accident, the police closed National Highway 40 for several hours to investigate, and reopened the scene on the morning of the 27th.