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I-25 near Fountain back open following semi-truck crash early Thursday morning

We have a crew on the scene working to find out more information.

An incident closed i25 at south Academy involving a semi truck. Fort Carson hazmat crews are on scene along with Colorado State Patrol. We're waiting to get more information.

Incident Involving Semi Truck Closes I25 Near South Academy

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — I-25 near Fountain is back open following a crash involving a semi-truck on Thursday morning. Colorado State Patrol responded, along with Stratmoor Hills Fire and Fort Carson's Hazardous Materials Response Team. We saw an ambulance pull away when we arrived on the scene.

We have calls in with CSP and our crew on scene is working to get more information. It's unknown at this time what caused the closure. Hazmat teams can be seen spreading bags of unknown materials around the truck.

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'It's like this every day,' Peterson SFB employee says traffic out of base could be safety hazard

It's an area with a lot of construction. That work has Peterson Road just outside the north gate of Peterson Space Force Base down to two lanes.

'It's like this every day,' Peterson SFB employee says traffic out of base could be safety hazard

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I-25 near Fountain back open following semi-truck crash early Thursday morning

'It's like this every day,' Peterson SFB employee says traffic out of base could be safety hazard

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