Major Colorado pileup involving about 70 vehicles sends 8 to the hospital

Crashes involving about 70 vehicles on Tuesday snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital, according to authorities.

DENVER — Crashes involving about 70 vehicles on Tuesday snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital, according to authorities.

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The massive pileup prompted officials to close the eastbound side of Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, about 50 miles west of Denver, Colorado State Patrol said in a statement.

Officials at the scene in Clear Creek County, Colorado, on Tuesday.KMGH / Denver7 via APOfficials evaluated 19 people for injuries and took eight of them to the hospital, including one person who had “sustained serious bodily injuries,” according to the state patrol.