'Merging conflict' blamed for fatal 7-vehicle crash on I-35W in Mounds View

Fatal crash closes I-35W in Mounds View [RAW]

The Minnesota State Patrol says at least one person is dead after a crash between a passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle on I-35W in Mounds View Tuesday morning.

MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. (FOX 9) - Troopers say a "merging conflict" caused a seven-vehicle crash Monday morning that left a Brooklyn Park man dead.

I-35W southbound closed

What we know:

MnDOT reported that I-35W southbound lanes were closed around 10:30 a.m. due a "serious crash" near County Road I, along the border of Mounds View and Arden Hills. The closure was just south of Highway 10. The exit ramp from Highway 10 to I-35W south was also closed.

The highway was reopened around 1:45 p.m.

Merging caused crash

What they're saying:

A Minnesota State Patrol incident report says a "merging conflict" resulted in the multi-vehicle crash around 10 a.m.

A 67-year-old Brooklyn Park man, who was driving a Chevy Impala, was killed amid the wreck that also involved three semi-trucks, two SUVs and a minivan.

Two people in a Ford Edge, one of the truck drivers, and two people in the minivan were also hurt, but troopers said they were expected to survive their injuries.