A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, which hosted the event, said the implement had “cleared certified barriers.” ...

A 57-year-old man at a Colorado Springs meet died when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared barriers and struck him.

The man, who was watching in the audience at the UCCS fieldhouse, died when a hammer weight thrown by a participant cleared ...

The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around ...

The unfortunate man died trying to protect his wife and son from the flying hammer during the competition at the University ...

The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son ...

A person is dead in Colorado after having been hit by an errant weight thrown by a competitor at a youth track and field ...

A man was killed Sunday morning during a high school track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs ...

A spectator at a Colorado high school track and field meet was killed after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally flew ...

The father of a Colorado United Track Club athlete was killed Sunday after a throwing hammer hurled by a high school athlete ...

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