DENVER — Eastbound Interstate 70 is partially closed in Colorado’s high country after two semis crashed overnight, according to a spokesperson with the Colorado State Patrol.
CSP officials said in a social media post on Facebook earlier Friday that the collision occurred at around 4:30 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of the highway between Eagle and Edwards.
Crash investigators at the scene determined one truck was westbound when it went through the left shoulder barrier and into the eastbound lanes where it collided with a semi truck traveling eastbound, according to a news release from the CSP.
Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said the closure was in effect for all lanes on the eastbound side of the highway between Exit 163 and Exit 167.
CSP said in an update one lane of the eastbound side of the highway had reopened, with the remaining still closed.
“The closure is expected to last through most of today for cleanup,” officials wrote on Facebook.
Anyone traveling east from Eagle was advised to plan for delays and to take Highway 6 to get around the crash.
Two people inside the semi that was going east were taken to a hospital for treatment but their condition was not immediately known. No one in the semi going west along the highway was injured, according to the CSP.
"Investigators suspect fatigue in the crash but are still investigating all possible causes before completing the investigation and issuing any charges," a CSP spokesperson said.
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