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Teen siblings from Englewood suffer brain, spine injuries in I-25 crash [Video]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — An Englewood brother and sister are continuing to recover at a local hospital after a near-deadly crash on Monday.

The parents of Dane and Christina Quintana said the siblings were passengers in a vehicle that crashed early Monday morning on southbound Interstate 25, near 8th Avenue.

Two other teens were inside the vehicle. One of them also required medical attention.

“This is a parent’s worst nightmare,” said Dana Quintana, the teens’ father.

Quintana said 18-year-old Dane suffered brain trauma and faces facial reconstruction. Sixteen-year-old Christina suffered a fractured spine. Both teens are eventually expected to make full recoveries, but it could take months.

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As of Tuesday night, they were still at Denver Health Medical Center.

“We came here together, we’re walking out of here together,” said the teens’ dad.

Dane is a student and basketball player at …

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