UPDATE (3:07 p.m.): All lanes of I-35 are now reopen. Minnesota State Patrol says the incident involved up to 50 vehicles, not all of which crashed, and six semi trucks in the ditch.
Previously:
Interstate 35 northbound in Lakeville has been closed this afternoon because of a pile-up in the snowstorm.
As has been the case all winter, tractor-trailer trucks are involved.
Northbound I-35 at County Rd. 50 in Lakeville closed due to multiple crashes–clear time approx. 2 hours http://t.co/fAylKFCESI
— MnDOT (@mndotnews) February 28, 2014
Yesterday near Toronto, 96 cars were involved in a pile-up in Barrie, Ontario, partly caused by people pulling over when a snow squall swept through the area.
“Just crawl through it,” a police officer said.