A respected surgeon who worked in North Platte and McCook has been killed in a Colorado traffic accident.

Dr. Scott Carroll died in the accident near Denver on Wednesday.

A native of Paxton, Dr. Carroll was associated with North Platte Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, where he specialized in surgery of the hand.

Dr. Carroll began working at Great Plains Region Medical Center in 2008 and was also a visiting doctor at McCook Community Hospital.

The Colorado State Patrol has not released any details of the crash.