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Third death reported in fiery multi-vehicle pileup in Wyoming tunnel

VIDEO: Wyoming officials on Sunday said a third death has been confirmed from a fiery multi-vehicle pileup inside an interstate tunnel. Details about the death were unavailable, with the Wyoming Department of Transportation saying in a statement Sunday that a third fatality was confirmed as Friday’s crash was being investigated and wreckage was being cleared. The now-shuttered tunnel that’s part of coast-to-coast Interstate 80 could be ready for two-way traffic to share its eastbound portion by Wednesday, the department of transportation said on Sunday. Oversized vehicles will still have to use detours, the department said. It said an estimated 26 vehicles, 16 of which were commercial vehicles like semi-trailer trucks, were involved in the late-morning crash, with eight of the vehicles destroyed.

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