Two Parker men died Wednesday evening in a multi-vehicle crash in Douglas County.

The crash happened at about 5:30 p.m. on Crowfoot Valley Road just north of Macanta Boulevard, about one mile north of Founders Parkway, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Four vehicles were involved in the crash and the two people who died, Adam Reihl, 34, and Michael Reed, 49, were in the same vehicle, the sheriff’s office said.

Reihl was driving north on Crowfoot and his vehicle crossed into the southbound lane where it struck the side of one vehicle, and then collided with another southbound vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office. An investigation is ongoing. Preliminary findings indicate that excessive speed and substandard tires were factors in the crash.

On Wednesday Reihl was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Reed, his passenger, died at the scene.

The road was shut down in the area for about five hours for emergency responders and investigators.

Motorcyclist injured in collision with RTD bus

At about 6 p.m. Wednesday a motorcycle and RTD bus collided in Boulder at of Broadway and Lee Hill Drive, according to police.

The motorcyclist, a 37-year-old man, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, police said. The bus driver, a 66-year-old man, remained on the scene and was not injured. Three people who were on the bus at the time were not injured.

The bus was making a westbound turn onto Lee Hill, from northbound Broadway, and the motorcyclist was riding south on Broadway when the crash happened, police said. An investigation is ongoing.