Traffic & Transit
Semi With 43K Pounds Of Fruit Crashes On I-94 In Maple Grove
The crash shut down Interstate 94 eastbound Thursday morning.
MAPLE GROVE, MN — The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a crash involving a jackknifed semi on eastbound Interstate 94 at Interstate 494 in Maple Grove Thursday. The semi was loaded with approximately 43,000 pounds of fruit when it crashed just before 4 a.m., police said.
No injuries have been reported, according to authorities.
Eastbound I-94 will be closed for "an extended period of time" as crews work to clean up the crash site, the patrol said. All eastbound traffic on I-94 is being diverted to southbound I-494.
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