Colorado highway descends into chaos after massive 75-vehicle pileup, amid hazardous winter weather

At slightest 75 vehicles were ensnared successful a massive, chain-reaction pileup connected a Colorado road Tuesday, authorities said.

The crashes unfolded successful the Rocky Mountains westbound of Denver, specifically adjacent Loveland Ski Area, and followed a chaotic greeting that saw six abstracted wrecks, mostly on the aforesaid highway, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office. 

Officials said the latest clang forced a two-way lane shutdown connected Interstate 70, arsenic photos released by the authorities showed exigency crews assisting drivers astatine the scene.  

"The closure is owed to a terrible multi-vehicle clang connected the eastbound broadside of Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel that took spot this afternoon," the Colorado Department of Transportation (CODOT) said. "There is presently nary estimated clip for reopening." 

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A idiosyncratic is seen moving done wrecked vehicles aft a large pileup connected a Colorado road connected April 14. (Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office)

According to the photos, the crashes appeared to person occurred connected a snow-blanketed roadway, arsenic wintertime upwind whitethorn person created hazardous driving conditions successful the upland corridor.

The country adjacent Loveland Ski Area has besides agelong been known arsenic a large bottleneck connected I-70, peculiarly arsenic skis postulation converges with Denver-area commuters during the outpouring season.

Officials person not yet reported immoderate injuries.

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A snow-covered agelong of road adjacent Eisenhower Tunnel is shown during unsafe conditions connected April 14. (Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office)

Earlier successful the day, officials reported six crashes during the greeting hours, with immoderate involving azygous vehicles and others multi-vehicle collisions. Five of the crashes occurred connected I-70 westbound adjacent mile marker 221, with different reported connected U.S. Highway 40. 

The sheriff’s bureau indicated that each of those earlier incidents had been cleared earlier the large 75-vehicle pileup unfolded adjacent connected I-70 eastbound adjacent mile marker 216.

Vehicles beryllium crumpled unneurotic aft a monolithic pileup connected a Colorado road connected April 14. (Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office)

An hr later, the authorities unopen down some lanes of the highway. 

"Due to the severity of the crash, drivers approaching the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel should expect to beryllium turned astir for the adjacent respective hours," CODOT said. 

A damaged car is wedged into a trailer pursuing a multi-vehicle clang connected a Colorado road connected April 14. (Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office)

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"Bottom line, we request folks to dilatory down, summation pursuing distance, and marque it to their destination safely," the sheriff’s bureau said. 

Colorado State Patrol is starring the clang investigation.