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No One Hurt In Accident That Shut Down I-70 In Mountains

IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - The westbound direction of Interstate 70 was shut down Friday morning for several hours due to a semi-truck accident.

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The highway was closed before 7 a.m. at exit 241 in Idaho Springs as crews cleaned up a jackknifed semi that was leaking fuel.

The Clear Creek County Sheriff's office said traffic was diverted through the town of Idaho Springs.

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No one was hurt in the incident.

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