By Pete Thomas
An avalanche swept across a portion of Interstate 70 in Colorado on Sunday, briefly engulfing at least one vehicle and shoving several others across the highway.
The accompanying footage, captured by Shaune Golemon and shared with Denver 7 News, shows the snow slide seemingly burying a white truck with a family inside.Nobody inside the truck was injured, and later in the video the family can be seen outside the vehicle, trying to dig out.
KDVR reported that I-70 was temporarily closed because of the avalanche and that no injuries were reported, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
The Denver Post reported that the avalanche occurred at about 5 p.m. as skiers were commuting home from the slopes in Summit County, between Frisco and Copper Mountain.
Colorado State Patrol Trooper Tim Schaefer is quoted a saying no cars were actually buried. Schaefer added, “It was more than a dusting of snow. There was also tree debris on the road.”
–Image is a video screen shot
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