KIT CARSON, Colo. — A 17-year-old died Wednesday morning in a crash involving five total people on Highway 385, according to Colorado State Patrol (CSP).

Four teenage boys in a 2001 Ford Focus were stopped on northbound Highway 385 around 11:39 a.m. Wednesday, waiting to make a left turn at the intersection of Kit Carson County Road X, CSP said.

A 21-year-old woman driving a 2018 Jeep rear ended the Ford, sending both vehicles off the road and into a field near the intersection. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance with minor to moderate injuries, CSP said, and has since been released.

A 17-year-old passenger in the backseat of the Ford was pronounced dead at the scene, according to CSP.

Two other teenagers — a 17- and 18-year-old — were airlifted to Denver hospitals.

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