GLENWOOD CANYON, Colo. — The holiday travel weekend was already off to a tough start in the Colorado mountains on Friday.
Interstate 70 was shut down in Glenwood Canyon on Friday afternoon after a major rollover crash, officials said, and eastbound I-70 wasn't expected to reopen for 12 hours. The westbound lanes reopened shortly after 3:30 p.m.
The crash happened shortly after noon in the eastbound lanes of the highway, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Both directions of the highway were closed while crews worked to remove the wreckage and investigate the crash.
Colorado State Patrol said just after 7 p.m. that two towing companies were on the scene and working with CDOT to clear the crash scene.
"There is major clean up needed by hand, not to mention the mangled truck across all lanes EB," CSP Eagle tweeted.
Photos the agency tweeted showed a semi-truck that had flipped over and crushed the cab. The truck's trailer was also nearly flattened, according to the photos.
CSP said the driver, a 54-year-old man, of the truck had to be cut out with the jaws of life. He was taken by helicopter to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, CSP said.
PHOTOs from the scene.
— CSP Eagle (@CSP_Eagle) May 29, 2021
Blaine Ward Towing and Girardi’s Towing are both on scene. The tow companies and CDOT are working as quickly and safely as possible to clear this serious crash. There is major clean up needed by hand, not to mention the mangled truck across all lanes EB. https://t.co/SMivVYl9js pic.twitter.com/zbbQqKZAA2
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The highway was shut down from mile markers 116-132. CDOT gave the following guidance for eastbound drivers trying to reach the Denver area:
Motorists traveling eastbound on I-70 can reach the Denver Metro area by turning north from I-70 onto Colorado Highway 13 at Rifle (Exit 90). Travel north on CO 13 to Craig, then turn east on US Highway 40 towards Kremmling. In Kremmling, motorists should head south on Colorado Highway 9 towards Silverthorne. In Silverthorne, motorists can rejoin eastbound I-70. Before detouring onto any alternate route, motorists should refer to www.cotrip.org for the latest road conditions. CDOT strongly discourages travelers from using highways south of I-70 for an alternate route, due to extensive construction closures. CDOT also asks that motorists not use Cottonwood Pass Road (in Eagle/Garfield counties), Hagerman Pass, Eagle/Thomasville Road or other county or forest service roads in Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties as a detour. These roads are not built for heavy traffic or commercial oversize vehicles. Many of these four-wheel drive roads also do not have cell phone coverage.
CSP said just after 7 p.m. that there was no change to the estimated time of reopening.
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