PUEBLO COUNTY – A crash on Highway 78 closed the road in both directions between Pueblo and Beulah Monday afternoon.
The accident happened sometime after 3 p.m. near Boggs Flat Road in Pueblo County.
A News 5 photographer on scene reported that The Pueblo Metro Bomb Squad had been called out to the accident. He said they appeared to be checking out one of the vehicles involved in the crash.
Shortly after 5 p.m., News 5 learned that a suspicious device had been located in a vehicle involved in the accident. After investigating, authorities determined the suspicious device was simply a water filtration device and cleared the scene.
BREAKING: The bomb squad has been called out to Highway 78 near Boggs Flat Road in Pueblo County. There appears to be a wrecked vehicle that the bomb squad is checking out. Highway 78 on this section is closed in both directions. @KOAA pic.twitter.com/U0Q6RiXYFS
— Carl Winder KOAA (@CWinderKOAA) January 21, 2019
