# Spectacular video of vehicles continuing between fires on eastbound I-70 this morning

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**Created:** [May 16, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/spectacular-video-of-vehicles-continuing-between-fires-on-eastbound-i-70-this-morning/194919 "2024-05-16T18:12:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/spectacular-video-of-vehicles-continuing-between-fires-on-eastbound-i-70-this-morning/194919/1 "2024-05-16T18:12:27Z")

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West of Denver west of C-470.

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/c/d/cd053993cb9ea3c43e4d0e679fffdc3a50f78827.jpeg "RAW: Tanker fire closes Interstate 70 near Denver") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM8Em4JOpRU)

Sadly, one died.  
[https://www.9news.com/article/traffic/traffic-accident-smoke-fire-denver/73-cd0d10d5-6f42-48ff-97d7-19eb48f9e803?ref=exit-recirc](https://www.9news.com/article/traffic/traffic-accident-smoke-fire-denver/73-cd0d10d5-6f42-48ff-97d7-19eb48f9e803?ref=exit-recirc)

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**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/spectacular-video-of-vehicles-continuing-between-fires-on-eastbound-i-70-this-morning/194919/2 "2024-05-17T05:46:13Z")

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"Both l lanes of the highway shut down in the Genesee-Morrison Road area after an SUV plowed into a fuel tanker truck which had pulled off to the right shoulder after being overheated.

The driver of the SUV died in the accident.

The crash closed a portion of Interstate 70 east and westbound and backed up traffic for hours."

> **[One killed in tanker truck fire that shut down Colorado's I-70](https://denvergazette.com/news/traffic/i-70-tanker-fire-jefferson-county/article_d7a4b60a-13a0-11ef-939e-ff12eb784bfe.html?g2i_source=newsletter&3nWZDYteJZ=JxjGP1S3D5MMHdJTEP4EVzjWSLmx85ypyJVc9rHHVk9VryCqDtuaGRZccu15vndtmkF90nXZCgHPv4nNjPmugDWYSxRe81R64YeQxMpPn4wH5k1DvcWZYfghkURXtmhAnzkFuLf4W5yiWqt6rdVA2Y&utm_source=dg-pm-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Read%2BMore&utm_campaign=One%2Bkilled%2Bin%2Btanker%2Btruck%2Bfire%2Bwhich%2Bshut%2Bdown%2BI-70)**
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> A fiery crash on I-70 killed a driver and shut down the Genesee-Morrison Road area after an SUV plowed into a fuel tanker truck that had pulled off to the