Multiple people were killed in a fiery car crash outside of Denver on Thursday that involved three semi-trucks and 12 vehicles, police said.The Lakewood Police Department said ina press conferenceon Thursday night that there were “multiple fatalities” in the crash, and six additional people were taken to a local hospital. Their condition was unknown as of Thursday night.According to police, the investigation into the crash is ongoing, and investigators are still in the process of talking to witnesses who were at the scene to determine the details of the crash. The exact number of fatalities was not known as of Thursday.During the press conference, police said the crash occurred on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70, where traffic was at a standstill because of an earlier crash.NBC NewsA semi-truck driving east on the highway then slammed into the line of stopped cars, police said, adding that the driver of the truck was one of the six people taken to the hospital.“I-70 eastbound traffic was at a standstill because of a crash way up ahead of it … the semi was eastbound and ended up colliding with the stopped cars that were stopped because of the accident,” Lakewood police said.The crash caused a large fire, and photos of the incident showed flames and billowing black smoke over the scene of the crash. After the fire was put out, police said they were still working to quell various “hot spots” that came up as they took apart the wreckage.West Metro Fire Rescue was on the scene and said that one of their firefighters was injured while trying to put out the blaze.NBC NewsNBC NewsThe eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were still closed as of Thursday evening, and it was unclear whether they would open for Friday morning commutes. Westbound lanes opened late Thursday night.As of Thursday, policesaidno arrests had been made in the crash.
Multiple people were killed in a fiery car crash outside of Denver on Thursday that involved three semi-trucks and 12 vehicles, police said.
The Lakewood Police Department said ina press conferenceon Thursday night that there were “multiple fatalities” in the crash, and six additional people were taken to a local hospital. Their condition was unknown as of Thursday night.
According to police, the investigation into the crash is ongoing, and investigators are still in the process of talking to witnesses who were at the scene to determine the details of the crash. The exact number of fatalities was not known as of Thursday.
During the press conference, police said the crash occurred on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70, where traffic was at a standstill because of an earlier crash.
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A semi-truck driving east on the highway then slammed into the line of stopped cars, police said, adding that the driver of the truck was one of the six people taken to the hospital.
“I-70 eastbound traffic was at a standstill because of a crash way up ahead of it … the semi was eastbound and ended up colliding with the stopped cars that were stopped because of the accident,” Lakewood police said.
The crash caused a large fire, and photos of the incident showed flames and billowing black smoke over the scene of the crash. After the fire was put out, police said they were still working to quell various “hot spots” that came up as they took apart the wreckage.
West Metro Fire Rescue was on the scene and said that one of their firefighters was injured while trying to put out the blaze.
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were still closed as of Thursday evening, and it was unclear whether they would open for Friday morning commutes. Westbound lanes opened late Thursday night.
As of Thursday, policesaidno arrests had been made in the crash.
source: people.com
