Semi carrying ammunition strikes wall in Lowry Hill Tunnel

Semi hauling ammunition crashes into Lowry Hill Tunnel [FULL VIDEO]

A semi-truck carrying ammunition crashed into a wall at the Lowry Hill Tunnel in Minneapolis. The driver suffer non-life-threatening injuries.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A semi-truck hauling ammunition struck a wall in the Lowry Hill Tunnel and rolled over Friday morning. 

Interstate 94 was closed in both directions from Hennepin Avenue to Interstate 394 due to the crash. The eastbound lanes reopened before 1 p.m. The westbound lanes remained closed most of the afternoon before reopening just after 4:30 p.m.

Lowry Hill Tunnel crash 

What we know:

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, just before 11 a.m. a semi-truck carrying ammunition was traveling westbound on I-94 when it struck the wall of the Lowry Hill Tunnel and rolled over. 

Authorities say that damage and debris went into the eastbound lanes of traffic, outside the east end of the tunnel. 

The driver of the truck suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and no other vehicles were involved, law enforcement said. 

The tunnel was closed in both directions for several hours for investigation and clean-up. 

Aftermath of Lowry Hill Tunnel semi crash

Traffic camera video shows the aftermath of a semi-truck that was carrying ammunition that crashed into a wall of the Lowry Hill Tunnel.

What we don't know:

Authorities did not say how the semi-truck crashed into the wall of the tunnel.