AURORA | Police shut down East Jewell Avenue onto E-470 at about noon Wednesday after a multi-car crash that sent nine people to local hospitals for treatment, police said. 

As of 2 p.m., the intersection remained closed as police investigated.

The nine people sent to hospitals suffered “minor to moderate” injuries, police said in a social media post. 

“The intersection remains closed. Two vehicles will require tows,” police said. “Please continue to avoid the area.”

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The cause of the crash was not released.

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