Southbound Interstate 25 is closed Friday near Pueblo after a crash involving military vehicles sent multiple passengers to the hospital.
The interstate is closed between Exit 110 for Pinon and Exit 104 for Eden, about a mile north of Pueblo, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Around 4 a.m. Friday, Colorado State Patrol troopers responded to a crash on southbound I-25 just north of Pueblo, state officials said in a news release.
The crash involved a Ford Expedition that rear-ended a military Joint Light Tactical Vehicle with a trailer, according to the news release. The JLTV was traveling with other military vehicles from Fort Carson at the time of the crash.
Paramedics took multiple people from both vehicles to hospitals, but the extent of their injuries is unknown, state officials said.
Initially, the left southbound lane of I-25 was closed due to debris from the crash, according to state officials. Troopers later closed all of southbound I-25 to investigate and clean up the crash.
No estimated time for re-opening was available Friday morning.
All of the military personnel and vehicles involved in the crash were stationed at Fort Carson — about 40 miles north of the crash — state officials said.
Drivers should avoid the area and take alternate routes where possible, CDOT officials said. A detour is in place at Exit 108 for Purcell that takes drivers off the interstate, around the crash and back onto I-25 at Exit 104 for Eden.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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