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

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

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

The accident Sunday at the Colorado United Track Club meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs killed Wade ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

A man died after he was hit by the object over the weekend at a track meet at the University of Colorado's Colorado Springs ...

A man watching a track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs on Sunday was killed when a hammer ...