"My God!": Captured the moment a caravan was hit at full speed against 12 vehicles, including a school bus, in Colorado

A serious traffic accident on Interstate 70 near Denver He left several people dead and wounded.

Thursday afternoon, rescue staff arrived on the site to attend the event that involved 12 cars who were hit by a trailer at full speed.

Preliminary investigations suggest that the The driver of the trailer lost control and crashed on private vehicles.

The accident caused a spectacular fire. The aerial video showed the seriousness of the event. A nearby bridge was damaged by the flames and resulted in the closure of the highway in both directions.

The Denver Post reported that multiple accidents had left deadly victims, some of whom perished in the fire.

"The trailer hit vehicles running at a lower speed, causing a chain reaction that triggered the fire"said a spokesman for the Lakewood Police Department, Colorado.

One of the affected vehicles was a school bus.

According to the county, all the children were safe, with some minor injuries. They were sent for checkups.

A Youtuber captured the moment before the brutal shock. In his "Burger Planet" account, he posted the video that he had carelessly recorded at the time the trailer had gone through the traffic at full speed and had crashed later.

"Oh my God!", shouted the young man who turned the camera and pointed to a column of smoke that foreshadowed the tragedy.

Another trailer involved in the event was loaded with firewood. This, added with the spilled diesel, led to the fire.

Police investigate to determine if there has been speed violation or simply loss of driver control.

Friday morning, the I-70 was still closed to traffic.

The Lakewood spokesperson described the accident as follows: "devastating."

Sex, age and number of victims will be announced at a press conference on Friday morning.