Colorado tanker truck bursts into flames, video reveals, after crash on Interstate-70 that kills one

Norman Ray

World Courant

Video captured automobiles turning round and driving the unsuitable means on Interstate-70 in Colorado after a tanker truck caught fireplace following a crash.

One particular person was killed Thursday within the burning wreck outdoors Denver and the busy roadway was closed for hours as first responders cleared the scene.

“Preliminary info signifies an overheated semi was parked westbound on the appropriate shoulder. A automotive struck the trailer,” the Colorado State Patrol stated on X.

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Footage taken by a driver within the space confirmed a raging inferno blocking Interstate-70.

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On Thursday, Might 17, a tanker truck is seen on fireplace on Interstate-70 outdoors Denver, Colorado. (@belkoracin/TMX)

Automobiles could be heard honking as they rotated, black smoke from the fireplace billowing into the air.

The Colorado State Patrol stated that “spill gasoline flowed by means of a culvert and over eastbound lanes” and that the culvert “must be inspected for injury from the fireplace.”

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The stays of a tanker truck after a crash on Colorado’s predominant east-west freeway close to Denver on Thursday, Might 16, 2024. The crash induced an enormous fireplace. (AP/Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace)

The tanker truck concerned within the crash was carrying diesel and gasoline, Colorado State Patrol Trooper Gabriel Moltrer informed The Related Press.

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The driving force of the tanker was hospitalized after the crash and fireplace. The driving force of the car that struck the tanker has died, authorities stated. The crash occurred in Morrison, a metropolis close to Denver, Colorado. (@belkoracin/TMX)

The driving force of the automotive was killed within the collision whereas the truck driver was taken to a neighborhood hospital, authorities stated.

Firefighters reply to the scene of a tanker fireplace alongside Interstate-70 in Colorado on Thursday. (AP/Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace)

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“A number of small fires have been extinguished and a Hazmat staff has been requested,” the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace stated Thursday.

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox Information Digital.

Colorado tanker truck bursts into flames, video reveals, after crash on Interstate-70 that kills one

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