3 BIG RIGS CRASH IN FLAMES ON I-70, HALT TRAFFIC

UPDATE

Three semi-trucks collided Friday on busy I-70 near East Colfax Avenue in Aurora - and one of the big rigs erupted in flames.

The rush hour crash, which occurred at 8:20 a.m., closed both lanes of the interstate, the Colorado State Patrol said.

Meantime, a man, age 85, died Friday when his pickup truck hauling a trailer rolled into the center median on I-25 near Fountain, the state patrol said.