Colorado State Patrol has confirmed two fatalities in a car wreck that happened at 5:14 p.m. Thursday on US Highway 40.
A CSP spokesman said a pickup truck and SUV collided head-on near mile post 186. The Grand County Office of Emergency Management put the wreck about a mile east of Kremmling.
US 40 has been closed in both directions. There is no estimated time for reopening, and the route is expected to remain closed for hours.
The office of emergency management has given these instructions for detours:
• Eastbound traffic — From Hwy 9 take County Rd 33 to County Rd 39 then back onto US Hwy 40.
• Detour for westbound traffic — From US Hwy 40 take County Rd 39 to County Rd 33 to Hwy 9 then back to US Hwy 40.
No commercial vehicles will be permitted on the detour route.
Grand County Sheriff’s Office