Published Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 | 7:45 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 | 11 p.m.
Fatal accident
A 63-year-old man died Tuesday evening after being hit by two trucks near Boulder Highway and Lamb Boulevard.
Metro Police responded to the scene on Boulder Highway, south of Mayorga Street around 6 p.m. when an elderly man outside a crosswalk heading east across the northbound lanes of Boulder Highway was hit by a 2007 Ford E350 work van.
A white pickup truck traveling behind the Ford drove over the man after the first impact, police said.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Witnesses told police the pickup stopped momentarily and then left the scene, police said.
The driver of the first truck waited for authorities, police said.
This is the eighth traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction this year, police said.
This collision remains under investigation. Anyone with information is urged to call Metro’s Accident Investigation Section at 828-3802 or Crime Stoppers at 385-5555 to remain anonymous.
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