Eastbound lanes of I-70 reopen in Colorado's high country after multiple crashes
The eastbound lanes of I-70 were closed at Silverthorne for a while on Wednesday afternoon due to multiple crashes. The closure was in place between Exit 203- CO 9 Silverthorne and Exit 232- US 40 Empire and reopened at 3 p.m.
According to COtrip.org, there were multiple crashes at Georgetown mile marker 228.
#I70 eastbound: Road closed due to a crash between Exit 228 - CR 381; Georgetown and Exit 232 - US 40; Empire Junction. https://t.co/ywP626GjJg
— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) June 19, 2024
According to the Colorado State Patrol Golden, there were three people injured in the six-vehicle crash involving a semi. CSP said those three people were rushed to the hospital.
Three injured parties being transported out of a five vehicle crash involving a semi. Injuries do not seem serious at this time, but clean up will be extensive.
— CSP Golden (@csp_golden) June 19, 2024
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CSP Golden tweeted that it all started with a semi fire in the eastbound lanes of I-70 at Georgetown.