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Fatal Tanker Crash Damages Denver Light-Rail Bridge, Disrupts E and H Lines

Emergency repairs keep northbound service suspended at Yale, forcing RTD to substitute shuttles.

Overview

  • RTD says a gasoline tanker struck the Yale Avenue light-rail bridge support on Thanksgiving, damaging a retaining wall and halting northbound operations on the structure.
  • Bus shuttles are running between Southmoor and I-25/Broadway, with trains sharing the opposite track in the affected segment and reduced frequency for E and H riders.
  • E Line trains operate normally between Southmoor and RidgeGate Parkway, but customers heading downtown must transfer at I-25/Broadway under the temporary plan.
  • Repair crews began emergency work after the semi was removed late Thursday, and officials have not provided an estimated time to fully restore regular service.
  • The driver of the tanker was pronounced dead, according to police and local reports, and multiple agencies managed a gasoline spill with no explosion reported.