A driver was severely injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass, Colorado Springs police said.

The crash was reported about 4:15 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-25. A vehicle reportedly exited the bypass and collided with a southbound vehicle, causing “one of the vehicles to roll uncontrollably off the right southbound shoulder, coming to a rest on its side.”

Other drivers helped flip the vehicle onto its wheels.

One driver was severely injured, The other driver was not hurt, police said.

The westbound ramp to I-25 and the far right lane of the interstate were to be closed for hours Tuesday evening, police tweeted at 6:38 p.m.

“Please avoid the area if possible,” the Colorado Springs Fire Department tweeted at 4:55 p.m.

Crash southbound Interstate 25 near MLK Bypass Tuesday evening. Photo courtesy of Gazette news partner KKTV.