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At least five people hurt in Colorado in I-70 multi-vehicle crash west of Eisenhower Tunnel

At least five people hurt in I-70 multi-vehicle crash west of Eisenhower Tunnel
At least five people hurt in I-70 multi-vehicle crash west of Eisenhower Tunnel 00:39

At least five people were hurt on Wednesday in a crash involving two semi trucks and several other vehicles on Interstate 70. It happened just after 3 p.m. west of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel, and I-70 was closed in both directions as a result.

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Colorado State Patrol

All lanes reopened overnight and traffic was flowing again early Thursday morning. 

The Colorado State Patrol said a semi truck traveling westbound hit another semi truck. Both tractor-trailers then went into the eastbound lanes and hit other vehicles.

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An image from a Colorado Department of Transportation camera shows trucks backed up on Interstate 70, which was closed on Wednesday due to a multi-car crash. CDOT

One of the people who was hurt had injuries that were described as being life-threatening.

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