Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation sent out a warning to Denver-area drivers on Thursday afternoon to avoid heading up to the high country due to a fatal crash on Interstate 70.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A crash and vehicle fire closed all lanes of westbound I-70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel on Thursday afternoon. Around 2:30 p.m., Colorado State Patrol said all westbound lanes were closed at the west end of the tunnel due to the crash at milepost 217.

Three people, including two children, were killed in a crash involving a semi-truck near Limon, according to Colorado State Patrol.

Three people were killed, including two children, in a crash that shut down eastbound Interstate 70 in Elbert County Wednesday afternoon, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

Colorado State Patrol is providing the latest information on a crash that left three people dead and shut down eastbound Interstate 70 in Elbert County Wednesday afternoon.