A crash involving not less than six vehicles and two semitrailers shut down westbound Interstate 70 between Morrison and Genesee on Thursday night time for what regulation enforcement officers mentioned will possible be an prolonged, multi-hour closure.
The Colorado Division of Transportation advises drivers to detour by way of U.S. 6 by means of Clear Creek Canyon or Colorado 74 by means of Evergreen.
The I-70 crash was triggered when the driving force of a automobile misplaced management and a tanker truck carrying milk jackknifed attempting to keep away from it, the Colorado State Patrol said on social media round 8:30 p.m.
A second semitrailer smashed into the tanker truck, then extra vehicles crashed into the stopped vehicles, CSP officers mentioned.
The 2 wrecked semis have ruptured fuel tanks are are leaking diesel gas, CSP officers said on social media. The state patrol’s hazardous supplies staff was on the way in which “to safe the scenario,” officers mentioned.
“Anticipate an prolonged closure” of westbound I-70 simply west of Golden, state patrol officers said on social media around 8:15 p.m. “Don’t attempt to sneak round on US 40 or CO 74 as situations are ‘wintry.’”
Jefferson County sheriff’s officers mentioned highway situations have been icy and “very harmful” in an 8:30 p.m. social media post.
“Keep away from this space and keep off the iced-over roads if doable,” sheriff’s officers mentioned. “I-70 WB will possible be closed for the subsequent few hours.”
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