A third victim was found Sunday in the wreckage from a fiery crash inside a Wyoming highway tunnel that involved 26 cars and trucks, officials said. At least five people were seriously injured in Friday’s accident along Interstate 80 near the small town of Green River, Wyoming. The crash sparked a fire inside the tunnel that completely destroyed six commercial vehicles and two passenger vehicles. Most of the wreckage had been removed by Sunday, with fewer than 10 vehicles still inside the tunnel, said Sgt. Jason Roascio with the Wyoming Highway Patrol.
There are now three confirmed deaths in Friday's crash and massive fire that occurred in a freeway tunnel in southwestern Wyoming. The Wyoming Department of Transportation announced the third fatality Sunday afternoon as they continue clearing the debris and investigating the wreckage in the Green River Tunnel on Interstate 80. The department said the Wyoming Highway Patrol has cleared about half the vehicles that were involved in the crash and/or the resulting fire. They said they've removed four passenger vehicles and nine commercial vehicles. WYDOT estimates that a total of 26 vehicles were involved in the crash and fire — 10 passenger vehicles and 16 commercial vehicles.
A fiery pileup inside a tunnel on Interstate 80 in Wyoming left at least two dead with five others injured late Friday morning. Fire and smoke billowed from the tunnel as people ran for safety. Several outlets reported that its structural integrity had been threatened. The Wyoming Department of Transportation said on social media that geologists and bridge engineers with its team were "en route to assess the tunnel infrastructure." The crash happened around 11:37 a.m. in the westbound Green River Tunnel, which caused a fire inside the tunnel, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol.
