Eastbound Interstate 70 is closed outside of Georgetown for a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon, according to the Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office. The interstate is closed at mile marker 227, just west of Georgetown, so that first responders can access the accident, sheriff’s officials said at 12:49 p.m. Tuesday.

Investigators of the crash believe that nine cars were involved, one of which was a semi hauling several vehicles.

I-70 is back open after a multi-vehicle crash shut down the highway on Tuesday around 12:45 p.m. Colorado State Patrol said they responded to a nine-vehicle crash near Georgetown on eastbound I-70. Multiple people involved in that crash were injured and taken to hospitals.