The Pueblo County Coroner’s Office has made identifications in the aftermath of a multiple-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 that killed five people amid a dust storm Tuesday, including a husband and wife in one vehicle, and a father and son in another.

David Kirscht, 90, and his son Scott, 64, were from Walsenburg; Mary Sue Thayer, 72, and her husband Thomas, 65, were from Rye, and Karen Ann Marsh, 66, was from Pueblo, the Coroner’s Office said.

The five were killed in a 36-vehicle collision around 10 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-25, south of Pueblo. All but Thomas Thayer were pronounced dead at the scene. He was airlifted to a local hospital, where he later died, a family member told The Gazette.

At least 28 others were hurt in the crash, at least eight with serious injuries, State Patrol officials said.

High winds, which reached 81 mph at the Colorado Springs Airport, were a major factor in the crash, officials said. Wind speeds reached 71 mph in Pueblo, and hit more than 60 mph along the Eastern Plains and the San Luis Valley, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

The winds blew dust across the interstate south of Pueblo, reducing visibility and likely contributing to the crash, according to witness accounts. The crash happened around mile marker 92 on the south edge of the city.

The dust danger returned Wednesday.

Just before 3 p.m., the Weather Service issued a blowing dust advisory for Pueblo and Pueblo County at elevations below 6,300 feet. The advisory warned of visibility as low as a quarter mile due to blowing dust and hazardous driving conditions.

On Tuesday, more than 20 state and local agencies and more than 50 first responders rushed to the scene to assist, according to multiple reports. The incident triggered mass casualty protocols at local hospitals; UCHealth told Gazette news partner KOAA that they had treated at least 12 patients. St. Mary Corwin in Pueblo said they treated at least seven patients.

In a social media post, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region said one of the affected vehicles was an animal transport trailer that was carrying 30 sheep and one goat. Some of the animals were trapped inside the damage trailer, while others ran loose along the interstate until Animal Law Enforcement officers safely secured them, officials said.

“Despite every effort, four of the sheep were too severely injured to recover,” HSPPR stated.

The cause and manner of death will be officially determined following an autopsy, the Coroner’s Office said.