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Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 are closed after a crash near Watkins, and officials are recommending travelers heading east out of Denver consider taking an alternate route.
According to a 4:19 p.m. tweet from the Colorado Department of Transportation, the lanes are closed between exit 295 for I-70 Business North and Manila Road. According to , traffic is being diverted off the highway at Exit 295 at Watkins Road.
A traffic camera near at mile marker 297 showed .
A journalist traveling in the area reported the crash appeared to be between two semi-trucks.
This is a developing story.
