Three people died in the accident on Interstate highway 80 in Wyoming, which involved more than 100 cars.
March 1, about 30 people were taken to the emergency room of County Memorial hospital of carbon in Rawlins for treatment of his injuries. The management of a small hospital, 25 beds, was forced to call three additional doctors and establish a temporary waiting area for patients in the cafeteria, to cope with the influx of injured in the accident people. According to authorities, the cause of the incident was adverse weather conditions.
«On Sunday, March 1, 2020, at about 15:39, the Wyoming highway patrol was notified of collisions involving multiple vehicles in the area of milestones 181 and 184 on Interstate 80.» — stated in the message highway patrol Wyoming on the official page of Facebook.
Representatives of the patrol reported that on a scene there arrived the military to resolve the consequences of the accident, which killed three people and injured several dozen parties to the accident.
«It is reported that weather is a factor in these accidents. As of 10:00 estimated time for the opening of the road is from 26 to 32 hours. The incident continues and still are investigating.» — concluded his message to the highway patrol.
As reported by the official representative of the County Sheriff’s office Sweetwater Jason Mauer, on the same day, in 290 km to the West of the Cheyenne occurred separate accidents involving 40 vehicles, injuring seven people. It is reported that one of them is in critical condition.
On Monday, representatives of the Department of transportation of Wyoming stated that in a scene of profit of crew of maintenance technicians, who work on clearing the highway.
«Please move slowly and be careful when driving in adverse weather conditions.» — prevents the Department of transportation of Wyoming.
