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Westbound I-70 Reopens East Of Avon After Fatal Crash

EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Westbound Interstate 70 was closed just east of Avon for most of the day Tuesday due to a deadly crash in snowy conditions. There was a hazmat situation as well as a number of other crashes, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

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(credit: Eagle River Fire)

The crash involved a semi truck and a pickup truck.

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(credit: Colorado State Patrol)
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(credit: Colorado State Patrol)

That stretch of the interstate in Eagle County reopened just after 4 p.m.

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