One person was injured Wednesday afternoon when a semitrailer crashed on Interstate 70 east of Denver, spilling fuel across the highway, according to the state patrol.
Colorado State Patrol troopers responded to the semitrailer crash on westbound I-70 at milemarker 324, near Deer Trail in Arapahoe County, at about 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from the agency.
The highway was temporarily closed in both directions so a medical helicopter could land, and paramedics took the driver to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries, state patrol said.
As of 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, eastbound I-70 had reopened but the westbound lanes remained closed between exit 328 and U.S. 40, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
The state patrol’s hazmat team was working to clean up a “significant fuel leak” at the crash scene, according to the agency, but it’s unknown how much fuel was spilled.
No estimate for when the westbound lanes will reopen was available Wednesday afternoon.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, state patrol officials said.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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