Dozens of autos have been broken in two pileup crashes that shut down Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon throughout Sunday’s snowstorm, in keeping with the Colorado State Patrol.
Colorado State Patrol troopers responded to the primary crash at milepost 130, west of Gypsum in Eagle County, at 11:28 a.m. Sunday, in keeping with a news launch from the company.
When troopers arrived, they discovered about 20 autos concerned in a pileup crash, state patrol officers mentioned. As of Sunday afternoon, all autos concerned within the crash had been cleared from the scene.
Less than 20 minutes after the primary crash, on the opposite facet of Glenwood Canyon, troopers responded to a different pileup involving roughly 30 autos, in keeping with the discharge.
That crash was first reported at 11:42 a.m. Sunday close to milepost 119, east of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County.
State patrol officers didn’t reply questions in regards to the causes of the crashes, however mentioned the I-70 hall was icy and had low visibility on Sunday.
The two crashes shut down I-70 in each instructions between exit 133 for Dotsero and exit 114 for Glenwood Springs for hours, in keeping with the Colorado Department of Transportation.
I-70’s westbound lanes reopened shortly earlier than 2 p.m., and the eastbound interstate had reopened by 3:45 p.m., in keeping with state transportation officers.
No accidents have been reported in both of the pileup crashes, state patrol officers mentioned.
“Once the road is suitable for travel, emergency vehicles will begin leading vehicles through the area at slow speeds,” state patrol officers acknowledged within the launch. “Reported visibility for the area is approximately 500 feet.”
CDOT cameras within the crash areas confirmed snow-covered roads, still-falling flurries and a number of emergency autos on the freeway all through Sunday morning and afternoon.
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