Semi leaves 169 ramp, falls to 494 ramp, blocks traffic Sunday morning

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UPDATE: The ramp is now back open to traffic as of 11:40 a.m.

A semi truck crashed Sunday morning, closing an I-494 on-ramp in Bloomington. 

The crash occurred at 8:24 a.m. on the on-ramp to I-494 eastbound from Marth Road. 

According to the Bloomington Fire Department, a semi left the ramp from northbound Hwy. 169 to eastbound I-494 and landed on the ramp below. 

The semi blocked the entirety of the ramp. Crews closed the ramp to clean up the crash. 

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the incident only yielded non-life threatening injuries for the driver.