A Loveland firefighter walks past a overturned semi-trailer that crashed on Interstate 25 at US 34 in Loveland on Monday morning, spilling fine sand on the roadway.

Written by

Trevor Hughes
TrevorHughes@coloradoan.com

Southbound Interstate 25 was blocked for almost five hours Monday following a truck crash at U.S. Highway 34 in Loveland.

Colorado State Patrol said the semi-trailer was carrying two smaller flatbed trucks that were themselves loaded with bags of fine sand. The semi tipped over as the driver turned onto I-25 from the westbound U.S. 34 on-ramp.

The approximately 9 a.m. crash snarled traffic in the area until almost 2 p.m., forcing drivers to leave the interstate and cross the U.S. 34 ...