A highway crash killed multiple people and started a large fire on Interstate 70 along the western edge of Denver Thursday, in a disaster that police say
A highway crash killed multiple people and started a large fire on Interstate 70 along the western edge of Denver Thursday, in a disaster that police say was triggered by a semi that slammed into a group of cars that were stopped in traffic.
The crash involved at least 24 cars and four semis, according to Ty Countryman of the Lakewood Police Department. Witnesses reported a chain-reaction of collisions, followed immediately by a large fire. The truck that police say started the crash was carrying a flatbed full of lumber — which was strewn across the road like matchsticks. Diesel fuel also spilled on the roadway, fire officials said.
Six people were taken to the hospital, including the driver of the semi that is believed to have sparked the initial collision. That driver, who sustained non-serious injuries, is now in police custody and will face charges of vehicular homicide, Countryman said.
We’re over a large vehicle fire on I-70 at Colorado Mills Parkway. We’re working to get more information. https://t.
