Driving Disaster: Westbound Freeway Closed After Deadly Truck Rollover

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:52:21 +0000

# Driving Disaster: Westbound Freeway Closed After Deadly Truck Rollover Tragic truck rollover sends major westbound freeway into emergency closure — a deadly incident westbound dispatch a critical evacuation route, leaving thousands stranded and prompting urgent calls for infrastructure safety reviews. ## Devastating Incident on the Westbound Freeway A catastrophic truck rollover on the westbound lanes of I-70 near Maple Creek Autoroute has resulted in a full-to-partial freeway closure following a deadly collision. Authorities confirm that a fully loaded delivery truck lost control—likely due to excessive speed or mechanical failure—spillovering and derailing in a foliage-strewn curve, trapping several vehicles and causing at least three fatalities and ** twelve injuries.