A single-vehicle rollover was reported about 9:45 a.m. on Interstate 70 near Exit 45 at Cameo. Palisade, Clifton Rescue, and law enforcement were dispatched and responding with lights and sirens.
Radio traffic indicated one occupant was reportedly ejected and was breathing but unconscious. A second person was reported in the roadway with possible waist-down/hip injuries and limited movement. Fire crews requested law enforcement to shut down both eastbound lanes at Exit 45 as multiple troopers and EMS units continued to the scene.
Both occupants were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Update 11:55 a.m.: Palisade fire is dispatched back to the accident scene to cut the guardrail to remove the crashed vehicle.
Details are based on live scanner traffic and may change as official information is released.
PALISADE, CO — Two men were hospitalized—one in critical condition—after a single-vehicle rollover crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Palisade Monday morning.
On June 1, at approximately 9:46 a.m., the Colorado State Patrol responded to a crash involving a Nissan Pathfinder near milepost 45.
Preliminary investigations indicate the Nissan was traveling in the right lane when it drifted off the right side of the roadway. The driver reportedly overcorrected, causing the vehicle to rotate into the center median, strike the guardrail, and roll onto its side. Authorities stated the driver was ejected during the crash.
Both occupants were transported to a local hospital. The driver, a 34-year-old male, is listed in critical condition. The passenger, a 47-year-old male from Florida, sustained serious bodily injuries.
The Colorado State Patrol is leading the ongoing investigation, and an official cause for the crash has not yet been determined. Eastbound I-70 was closed for approximately four hours for the investigation and cleanup, reopening at 1:44 p.m.
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