Vipan Kumar Mengi Killed, Timofey Malyshkin Injured in Tractor-Trailer Accident in Summit County
Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 70 near Silverthorne in Summit County, Colorado.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly drove off the side of the road and hit several vehicles in a construction zone.
Participants:
- Vipan Kumar Mengi, driver of tractor-trailer
- Timofey Malyshkin, construction worker/pedestrian
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Vipan Kumar Mengi, 43, killed
- Timofey Malyshkin, injured
Details:
On or about Tuesday, October 5th, 2021, a major tractor-trailer accident in a construction zone left a truck driver dead and sent a construction worker to the hospital. Troopers from the CSP said the accident was reported along Interstate 70 just outside Silverthorne in Summit County, Colorado.
Law enforcement spokespeople said 43-year-old Vipan Kumar Mengi was killed when the tractor-trailer he was driving allegedly crashed into several vehicles in a construction zone just off the side of I-70. Mengi died of his injuries a short time after the accident, while a construction worker, identified as Timofey Malyshkin was taken to the hospital with serious injuries stemming from the accident.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is a short distance from Silverthorne, which is about 60 miles west of downtown Denver.
State and local law enforcement agencies assisted at the scene.
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