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What A Mess!

Kachina624 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:32:12 GMT

I-70 closed in the mountains of Colorado at the Eisenhower Tunnel due to a wreck inovolving 75 vehicles. That may be a record for chaino-reaction crashes.

No information available on injuries or fatalities. All wreckers, cops and ambulances in that part of the state are responding. It'll take a good long time to clean this up. Many stranded motorists will spend a cold night in their cars.

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Seminole2 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:37:19 GMT

Yikes! Is it the westbound? Such a speed demon area coming out of the tunnel. Hope everyone is okay.

Edited:

Just went to 9News website. What a hot mess and it happened around 3:30 mountain time.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:41:41 GMT

@Seminole2 I don't know which side the wreck is on, or both. However, the whole interstate is shut down

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Goldengate8361 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:06:45 GMT

So, weather was not a factor, right? What an unfortunate mess for those folks!

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sunshine45 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:18:49 GMT

@Goldengate8361 wrote:
So, weather was not a factor, right? What an unfortunate mess for those folks!

there were challenging snowy conditions on mountain roads.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:20:20 GMT

@Seminole2 wrote:
Yikes! Is it the westbound? Such a speed demon area coming out of the tunnel. Hope everyone is okay.

Edited:

Just went to 9News website. What a hot mess and it happened around 3:30 mountain time.

eastbound

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Venezia — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:35:28 GMT

I saw it on the news earlier tonight.

The I-70 vehicle pile-up in Colorado was a significant incident that caused major traffic disruptions. The crash occurred on April 14, 2026, near the Eisenhower Tunnel, involving over 75 vehicles and resulting in injuries for 19 people. The incident was exacerbated by severe weather conditions, including heavy snowfall and strong winds, which created hazardous driving conditions. The Colorado Department of Transportation and the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office were involved in managing the situation and providing updates to the public. The closure of I-70 was necessary to allow for rescue and clearance operations, and the road remained closed for an extended period.

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TerryNJ — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:05:37 GMT

sorry to hear this, hope everyone will be ok.

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Desertdi — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:04:04 GMT

NEVER buy a car that is painted WHITE if you live in an area where it snows. (I can give you more than a few reasons).

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Estellee — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:49:49 GMT

How awful, best wishes to all involved.

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We rescue cats — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:38:24 GMT

How sad and frightening. There was a lot of talk about it on the RV board last night. . .I pray that all are safe.

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cindyNC — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:45:22 GMT

That's so frightening. Hope everyone injured has a speedy recovery.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:27:52 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
NEVER buy a car that is painted WHITE if you live in an area where it snows. (I can give you more than a few reasons).

@Desertdi. We had a light gray car once, and mom swore she was going to get killed because nobody could see it in fog.

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Desertdi — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:50:47 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Desertdi wrote:
NEVER buy a car that is painted WHITE if you live in an area where it snows. (I can give you more than a few reasons).
@Desertdi. We had a light gray car once, and mom swore she was going to get killed because nobody could see it in fog.

@Kachina624

My last 3 cars didn't even have FOG LIGHTS. di

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Kachina624 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:19:52 GMT

@Desertdi. You probably don't need fog lights in Phoenix, but maybe haboob lights.

I've only seen fog in Albuquerque once and it, of course, was during balloon fiesta so they couldn't take off.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:40:23 GMT

No one had their chains on. It was unexpected to have that much snow and ice when the weather has been in spring mode for weeks on end. What a freak thing.