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Semi truck slides off snowy crash on I-70 in Glenwood Canyon; Highway reopened

Interstate 70 eastbound has reopened after a crash involving multiple vehicles and a semi truck in Glenwood Canyon. It happened after dark on Friday near No Name, just east of Glenwood Springs. A spokesperson for the Colorado State Patrol said the semi truck slid off the highway at the crash scene and onto a bike path.

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A Colorado Department of Transportation camera shows cars backed up on I-70 on Friday night after a crash in the eastbound lanes. CDOT

A Colorado Department of Transportation camera showed cars and trucks stopped on the interstate after the crash, with snow on the highway.

Snow began falling in Glenwood Canyon in the early evening and is expected to continue through the night.

So far, it's not clear if anyone was injured.

Garfield County authorities said the interstate closure was at the Glenwood Springs exit. By 9:35 p.m., the road had reopened.

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