WATCH: Semi-truck crash closes southbound I-35W
WATCH: Semi-truck crash closes southbound I-35W
The Minnesota State Patrol said it is investigating a semi-truck crash that happened in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35W in Minneapolis around 7:30 a.m. Saturday. The area reopened to traffic around 10:10 a.m. (Video Courtesy of MnDOT traffic cameras via SafetyVid.com)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) said it is investigating a semi-truck rollover crash that closed part of Interstate 35W in Minneapolis Saturday morning.
Authorities say the driver of the semi-truck is injured to an "unknown extent."
Law enforcement has not said what lead up to the crash.
MSP said the crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. on southbound I-35W at Interstate 94.
The highway was closed from Washington Avenue to Portland Avenue while the crash was being cleaned up. The westbound I-94 ramp to I-35W was also closed.
I-94 and Hiawatha Avenue, or Highway 55, were used as alternative open routes.
I-35W reopened to traffic around 10:10 a.m.