I-70 reopens after long closure due to deadly multi-car crash and fire

multiple vehicles stopped along a road with flames and smoke coming from a smashed vehicle
CDOT via Denver 7
A fatal, multi-vehicle crash and fire along I-70, seen here via a Colorado Department of Transportation traffic camera at mile post 217 eastbound, forced the interstate to close Thursday, July 3, 2025.


stalled cars on the road
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Multiple vehicles stopped along a road with a mountain visible in the background. People are standing outside of their cars
Haylee May/CPR News

An orange truck on the road surrounded by smoke and debris
CDOT