COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - One person is dead after a freak accident at a high school track meet in Colorado Springs.

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The incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) campus around 9:30 a.m. local time Sunday morning, UCCS said in a statement.

A spectator at a track and field event in Colorado died when he was struck by an errant hammer throw. The incident occurred Sunday at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, which was ...

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The incident occurred on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus, where high school track and field athletes from across the state were competing. A spokesperson for the university ...

A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said. The accident Sunday ...

A weight thrown by a competitor struck and killed a spectator at an indoor high school track event in Colorado on Sunday. Event organizers said a hammer thrown by a participant cleared certified ...