Highway 85 Blocked After Train Derails, Traffic Chaos As Highway 66 Also Closed
December 4, 2019
Two separate traffic accidents closed both Highway 85 and Highway 66 on Wednesday.
After Highway 85 was blocked when a train derailed upon colliding with a tractor trailer south of Platteville, traffic was diverted to Highway 66 and County Road 30, however a serious accident that happened simultaneously near Highway 66 and CR-17 closed Highway 66 as well.
The Colorado State Patrol reported two unknown casualties when a 2008 Jeep hit a 2014 Ford pickup truck around 6:13 a.m. near Highway 66 and Weld Country Road 17.