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Box truck at fault for fatal crash with semi-truck near Eisenhower Tunnel, police say. I-70 eastbound closed near crash.

Box truck at fault for fatal crash with semi-truck near Eisenhower Tunnel, police say. I-70 eastboun
Box truck at fault for fatal crash with semi-truck near Eisenhower Tunnel, police say. I-70 eastboun 00:22

A fatal crash involving a box truck and a semi-truck has closed an approximately 10-mile stretch of I-70 eastbound near the Eisenhower Tunnel.

The crash itself is near Mile Marker 211. A spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol said the box truck is at fault, but didn't immediately provide additional details.

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The passenger in that truck died when the driver, a 47-year-old man, crashed into a semi-truck. The two drivers refused medical care at the scene, the spokesman said.

Alternate routes are US 6 over Loveland Pass, CO 9 to CO 40 and over Berthoud Pass.

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