I-70 reopened after two pile-ups at Eisenhower Tunnel
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Interstate 70 eastbound was blocked for about three hours today after two crashes near the Eisenhower Tunnel involving a total of about 25 vehicles.
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed I-70 eastbound at Vail while crews cleaned up the mess.
Matt Kroschel, a reporter with CBS 4 in Denver, was involved in the crash but not injured. He reported that conditions were “like an ice rink” in a whiteout. He tweeted shortly after 1 p.m. that the road was reopened.
Kroschel said there were two crashes, the one he was in involving 16 cars and trucks, and the second “down the hill a bit” involving 10 vehicles. He said on Twitter that three people were being treated — a seven-months pregnant woman, a person with shoulder pain and other with chest pain.
No clue sorry- it’s a “freaking cluster” per a CSP trooper I just spoke with up here. #cowx #breaking https://t.co/bgidzhFnkh
— Matt Kroschel (@Matt_Kroschel) December 28, 2016
In addition, U.S. 6 was closed at Loveland Pass because of avalanche risk, CDOT reported.
For up-to-date travel reports, check cotrip.org or the CDOT Twitter account, @ColoradoDOT.
Here’s a video Kroschel shot shortly after the crash.
Appears folks are physically ok- lots of damage, I count 15 cars/trucks involved. #cowx @CBSDenver pic.twitter.com/et1ytw0T4J
— Matt Kroschel (@Matt_Kroschel) December 28, 2016
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