Five people were injured in a 21-vehicle pileup on westbound Interstate 70 near De Beque that closed the highway for nearly seven hours on Friday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado State Patrol.
None of the injuries were life-threatening, said Master Trooper Gary Cutler. The crash involved 17 passenger vehicles and four semi-trucks.
CDOT reported the closure between exit 72 for west Parachute and exit 62 for De Beque at 11:08 a.m.. The highway did not reopen until 5:42 p.m., according to the agency’s website.
The highway was also closed in both directions at Glenwood Springs due to a crash, according to the agency, and westbound lanes in Golden were closed because a tractor-trailer hit a bridge.
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