Serious Truck Accident on I-70 Near Georgetown, CO, Reported November 12, 2026

Nine people reported injuries in a multivehicle truck crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Georgetown, Colorado. The incident was reported November 12, 2026. Colorado State Patrol placed the crash at about 11:25 a.m. near mile point 228, in the area of the U.S. Highway 40 intersection.

Deputies were assisting a semi that initial reports indicated may have been on fire. According to State Patrol, a vehicle struck three deputy patrol vehicles while the deputies were providing assistance. The collision also involved four additional vehicles and another semi.

All three deputies were inside their patrol vehicles when they were struck. Two were taken to a hospital, one for possible injuries and the other as a precaution. The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office later said both had been released. The third deputy was uninjured.

One motorist was airlifted by Flight for Life, which left the area around 12:40 p.m. Three other people were taken to a hospital by ground transportation. Another three people reported injuries but declined medical transport. State Patrol had not determined which vehicles the injured people had occupied, and individual injury severities were not provided.

The crash prompted an eastbound I-70 closure from Exit 205 in Silverthorne to mile point 228. Eastbound U.S. Highway 6 was also closed from mile point 222 near Arapahoe Basin Ski Area to its intersection with I-70 east of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels. Transportation officials advised drivers to expect extended closures and use alternate routes while the roads remained blocked.

By 6:22 p.m., both eastbound I-70 and eastbound U.S. Highway 6 had reopened to traffic. Colorado State Patrol investigated the collision; no cause or finding of fault was provided.