I'm attempting to to type in this program. VS 2017 crashes after I type the word List in Col::List

using System;
using Col = System.Collections.Generic;

namespace AliasTest
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var list1 = new Col::List<int>
        }
    }
}

This issue has been moved from https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/155278/vs2017-crash-with-operator.html
VSTS ticketId: 529066
These are the original issue comments:

Michael Quinlan on ‎11‎/‎24‎/‎2017, 07:17 AM (32 days ago):

The code is C#. The problem only happens when I actually type in the code; VS 2017 doesn't crash if I copy-paste the program.

In Options under Text Editor-->C#-->IntelliSense, I tried disabling 'Show completion list after a character is typed', 'Highlight matching portions of completion list items', and 'Show completion item filters' but the problem still occurred.

Michael Quinlan on ‎12‎/‎5‎/‎2017, 02:13 PM (20 days ago):

Problem still occurs is Visual Studio 15.5.0 (edit to add: Community Edition)

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