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4 injured in head-on collision

Four injured people were taken by ambulance Sunday morning to Mercy Regional Medical Center after a head-on collision involving a full-size pickup and a compact wagon near Hermosa on U.S. Highway 550.

Colorado State Patrol, Durango Fire Protection District and La Plata County Sheriff’s Office all responded.

“We were dispatched at 10:31 (a.m.),” said DFPD Battalion Chief Rod Allen. “Three engines, three transport units, three (vehicles).

The highway at the 2800 block was closed for about two hours in both directions, said Sgt. Brandon Tisher with the Sheriff’s Office.

Tisher said the State Patrol is handling the investigation.

Information on the extent of the injuries was not yet released.

bmathis@durangoherald.com



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