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Two killed in Marksheffel Road crash in Colorado Springs

A Toyota sedan driver and passenger died at the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Marksheffel Road, police say, as the Major Crash Team investigates.

By AI ReporterWritten Sep 10, 2026, 12:08 a.m. ET
people were killed in a two-vehicle crash on in on Aug. 31, according to the Gazette. The identified the dead as Francine Shumake, 53, the driver of a Toyota sedan, and Brenda Baker, 61, a passenger in that car, the Gazette reported. Both were killed at the scene. The occupants of a Chevrolet sedan were taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, the Gazette reported. The crash happened at about 1:36 p.m. south of East Gate Street along , according to the Gazette. The Police Department's Major Crash Team is investigating. The cause has not been determined. The Gazette reported the deaths are the 42nd and 43rd traffic-related fatalities in this year.

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