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

By Jesse Sarles

Updated on: June 5, 2025 / 6:31 AM MDT / CBS Colorado

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

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.

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.

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.

Jesse Sarles

Jesse Sarles manages the web content and website operations for CBS Colorado. He writes articles about Colorado news and sports in and around the Denver area.